There's being bored and there's thinking "there's nothing to do". That second is incomprehensible.

Bored is something that hasn't happened in memory. Boring tasks, sure. If I do have a moment to spare there is always a reading queue awaiting me.

In two months, I will have a dishwasher installed for the first time in my adult life and I cannot WAIT.

Dishwashers are fucking awesome. I can't bring myself to trust a dishwasher to clean dirty dishes that I just stick in, but I can easily bring myself to do a quick, quarter-ass job cleaning dishes and let the dishwasher finish the job.

I think slacking strangely stigmatized in the US. What in all honesty is wrong with relaxing once in a while or just getting the thing done, instead of trying to reach peak performance all the time?

I mean sure, there's a limit to how much one should slack, and I am WAY past that limit, but I sometimes suspect part of my problem is that the weight of being a slacker, and knowing that means on some level I'm a failure, is just a useless burden that weighs me down instead of lifts me up. I am, btw, one of the laziest people I know. Maybe all my friends and colleagues are over achievers? And that includes all y'all who are constantly getting tons of stuff done and cultivating yourselves and your gifts.

Sorry, I seem to have projected way too many of my own issues onto your post, smonster

If I do have a moment to spare there is always a reading queue awaiting me.

Or a nap. I fucking love naps.

My wife just suggested I should take a few days off work to specially not be productive.

You should totally do that!

but I can easily bring myself to do a quick, quarter-ass job cleaning dishes and let the dishwasher finish the job.

I do this too. Rinse and toss in the dishwasher. If only my family could understand this process the kitchen would look much better.

Hey tommyrot, if you are around the recruiter I had coffee with would like to see your resume for a permanent position she hasn't posted yet.

I am, btw, one of the laziest people I know. Maybe all my friends and colleagues are over achievers? And that includes all y'all who are constantly getting tons of stuff done and cultivating yourselves and your gifts.

It me. I literally have a hard time figuring out what is a sign of depression in me and what is just my usual disinclination to do anything.

I do this too. Rinse and toss in the dishwasher.

Yeah. I have seen un-rinsed dishes go in and come out clean, but I just can't do it.

My wife just suggested I should take a few days off work to specially not be productive.

Your wife has a point, although I think to truly enjoy those days off, you should also give yourself permission to not be especially productive around the house, either. Just time to recharge and reboot.