Dreams allowed

When in survival mode, evolution has, very wisely, gotten rid of any “energy waste”.

Dreaming and future planning fall in this category: who needs to think of the future when your immediate survival is at stake?

But we must force ourselves to find those moments of reconciliation with the present and the visualization of the future.

Those moments (and the neurochemicals released) are critical to holding on and eventually moving forward.

The recovery phase, where serotonin plays a main role, is as necessary as the drive to achieve.

So yes, gratitude, and meditation, and bonding with loved ones. It all must be a part of our lives.

They will avoid burnout but also will allow our brain to perform all those cleansing of toxins and also will make possible the sense of connectedness where lateral thinking and real creativity emerges, leading to bigger dreams and more ambitious plans for the future.