How To Be Productive When You Feel Sick, Sad, And Spent
Don’t throw in the towel; you can still make something of today
I wake up at 9 AM but don’t get out of bed until 10:30. I’m sick, really sick. I’ve been this way for 3 days.
I shake my head in exasperation. Another miserable day. I’ve dealt with constant infections for months. I hardly remember what it feels like to wake up with energy.
But… I still have a productive day. I write almost 4000 words for my freelance clients, read for about 3 hours, and take multiple long phone calls. Am I a productivity guru’s wet dream? No, but I make things work.
I spent much of my adult life feeling dreadful. Severe Crohn’s disease often left me so weak I couldn’t walk a block without feeling dizzy. Sometimes, I wished a pit would open up at my feet, as even an eternal fall seemed preferable to working while feeling like complete garbage.
But I needed to be productive — to keep a roof over my head and to keep my sanity. So, through trial by fire I figured out how to work when I feel sad, sick, and spent:
Give yourself 20 minutes
When you feel horrible, there’s often a pervading feeling of hopelessness. Everything seems out of your grasp as even the smallest…
