Episode 107: Your Pleasure Ceiling

I just came back from a family vacation where we spent a lot of time relaxing and doing nothing. As lovely as it was, there were many times where I found myself thinking, "I should probably get some work done". If you're a high achiever like me, pleasure and ease can sometimes be uncomfortable.

We all have a "Pleasure Ceiling". When we surpass the amount of pleasure we're used to, the voice in our head starts to get louder and convince us that we're doing something wrong by relaxing. This is an opportunity to expand our capacity for pleasure in our lives and remind ourselves that pleasure IS productive and useful..