leonangel

the pressure to be productive

8/05/2025

Today was very emotional day for me, a day in which I found myself reconsidering many things. While reflecting on different topics, the following question came to my mind: "why doesn't the app I'm building make me feel happy or fullfilled?". After thinking for a few minutes, I realized I had unknowingly placed certain expectations on myself. Deep down inside I was thinking: "if the app were that good and useful, people would be using it, or I'd be making some kind of income from it". Then I thought "wait, why can't I just enjoy the process of building this app for the simple pleasure of doing it - like when an artist paints just for the love of creating art?". Society, out parents, social media, and who knows what other influences have imposed on us the idea that we must be productive in every activity we do. Personally I think we need to fight this mindset, because it prevents us from fully enjoying the things we truly love.