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Rather than “earning rest”, reframe to “earning work” from adequate rest

a poem

1 min readSep 9, 2025

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in which I no longer ask myself
did I do enough today
to rest?

and instead ask myself
did I rest enough today
to do the work I need to do?

#WritingPrompts: Rather than “earning rest”, reframe to “earning work” from adequate rest

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The Brain is a Noodle
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Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)

Written by Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)

Filling in the cracks on conflicting self improvement advice and translating how these can work for a more diverse audience ✨ Icon by: @jkbarts #WEOC writer.

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