There’s a specific kind of tired that doesn’t come from staying up too late or skipping coffee.

It comes from being on all the time.

On socially.
On emotionally.
On mentally.
On creatively — even when you’re supposed to be resting.

The kind of ‘on’ where even when you sit down, your brain is still standing up, holding a clipboard 😉

If you’ve been feeling flat, foggy, unmotivated, or strangely allergic to productivity lately, let me tell you this:

You’re not lazy.

You’re not broken.

And no, you haven’t “lost your spark”.

You’re just tired.

Not “have a nap and you’ll be fine” tired — but nervous-system tired. The kind that builds up when you’ve been alert, responsive, and functioning for a very long time without really powering down.

Somehow we’ve decided that slowing down means you’re falling behind. That if you’re not improving, optimising, or working on yourself, you’re doing life wrong. Even rest has homework now!

But here’s the thing: slowing down isn’t failure.

It’s often the moment your body finally gets a word in.

I’ve noticed that when I stop pushing, creativity doesn’t vanish — it just peeks out from behind the couch like, “Oh good, you’re calm again. We can talk now.”

Permission to pause, for me, usually looks very unglamorous:

• lighting a candle and sitting there like a decorative object for five minutes

• realising my shoulders are basically earrings and letting them drop

• choosing one gentle thing instead of trying to do everything “properly”

Nothing life-changing. No grand reset. Just small signals that it’s safe to soften.

So if January feels slower than expected — if your energy is patchy, your motivation is missing, your to-do list is making you feel personally attacked or you are simply feeling tired all the time — you’re not doing it wrong.

You might just be tired of being on all the time.

And that’s not weakness.

That’s wisdom.

If this resonated, tell me — what’s your current energy level?Fully charged, low battery, or “please don’t ask me to open another tab”?? Leave me a comment below 😉

x mimi

PS: This isn’t just a feeling — chronic stress genuinely keeps the nervous system switched on. Harvard Health explains it clearly without yelling about productivity.