I’m doing a workout program that consists of three increasingly difficult weeks of workout sessions, followed by a “recovery” week. The recovery week is a few light workouts and rest days.
You would think that the third week–when the workouts are longest and highest intensity–are the most difficult, but that's not the case.
The most difficult week is the first week back after the recovery week. Everything feels more difficult despite your body having that extra rest.
This is comparable to doing my work. When I get going, difficult work becomes easy/ If I slack or take too much time off, even the easy is made difficult.
Rest is good, but not too much rest. Use your life up, you’re not getting extra days by letting life pass by.