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Why I can't enjoy activities without feeling guilty

Every time I try to do something just for fun my brain starts calculating if it's productive enough or if I should be doing something more useful instead.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The Protestant work ethic has become an internal tyrant that cannot tolerate unmonetized joy.

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