RE: Meditative Reflections: on settling an overactive mind

Being negative isn't necessarily a bad thing. You equate doing something unconstructive as being wrong. When you sleep, your body is undoubtedly unconstructive as you're not writing or focusing on one thing.

In the military, I went through the first of my burnouts after memorizing hundreds of pages of texts on different topics and at different times as part of my coursework. I will admit I was quite non-busy for a couple of weeks after my graduation. Looking back, it was my body's way of telling me I pushed things too far.

I think you're okay, and you're working your way back to your current state of production. Good for you, man. I look forward to more of your work despite any negativity.