Public Health Alert!

I don't mean to scare you, but- no actually that's not true, I TOTALLY mean to scare you. There is an addiction that you need to be VERY concerned about. It's probably not on your radar yet because experts have not yet started to ramp up awareness. In fact, there is probably a conspiracy to keep this subject in the dark. If everyday people found out about this addiction and decided to get serious about it, that would be disaster for the culture of power.

It starts out so innocently. In fact, back when you were innocent, your natural instinct was to avoid this addiction; you didn't even have to try. When you were in the seventh grade, no one had to tell you that waiting until the last minute would lead to lower productivity, you just knew, and you felt good about it. Yes, I'm talking about the Addiction to Productivity.

Later in life, perhaps in college, but maybe even in high school (this addiction is hitting people at younger and younger ages), you have your first productive day. You feel that high that comes from crossing off items on a list. You get that rush as you cross off the last item, and you realize you have time to spare. Oh it feels so good. There is a bounce in your step, a lightness of being. Oh, if only you could always feel this way!

And then you realize- you can! There is nothing to stop you from being productive tomorrow! In fact, you could make tomorrow's list RIGHT NOW! Oh, how you long to get started being productive again. In fact, thinking about how productive you are going to be tomorrow is actually turning into a buzz killer for today's high, maybe you should just get started on tomorrow now.

Oh, it seems harmless enough at first. In fact, being productive feels good. It makes you look good, you're confident when you talk to people. But don't be fooled. The size of the list of crossed off items that you need to get the same high just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Soon you just want to be productive all the time, even on holidays, and that's when you realize you're in trouble.

You are no longer happy with a day in which all you got done was coffee with friends. You can't just sit and while away an afternoon with a good book. When you don't feed your productivity addiction, inanimate objects start to "speak" to you.

The Laundry calls out, "Fold me! Put me away!"

The Van complains, "I'm so tired of being full of all this junk! Why don't you clean me out so I can feel light and empty?"

Stacks of files nudge you as you walk by. They look at you with sad eyes begging to be filed in alphabetical/chronological order.

When you don't feed your productivity addiction your self worth starts to plummet. You wonder, "What's the use in living? I'm not getting anything done anyhow."

You start to become paranoid, thinking, "No one likes me or cares about me now that I'm not getting anything done."

It's a scary world friends and only you can stop the spread of this addiction. Stand up and fight for change now! You should get on facebook and start a group to stop productivity addiction. Gather people in your home to discuss and support one another. Pass out fliers at large public events. Create a ribbon campaign of car magnets and pins! Get going! Get busy helping people recover from productivity addiction today! You'll feel good about all you're doing to make a difference.