When I’m restless, the world tells me it’s normal, ambitious, and/or fun. Sometimes it's harmless, but often it actually indicates that I’ve abandoned my center, my place of rest, the inner home. When I abdicate my personal peace, I become “driven,” feel edgy, needy, vaguely desperate. Then I know that rest, (“sabbath” ) is becoming crucially necessary.
Restlessness
To Do This Week

Unhooking from restlessness has a cost: it does cut you deeply. Your “detox” may require a week or an hour or a year, but coming off the drug of “drivenness” will reward you greatly..

It’s easy to spot: just notice when you feel, “I’ve got to . . . .” Don’t give in to it. Just sit and breathe into this restlessness and notice what it’s like. If possible, stay there until you settle down. If life won't wait, do it tonight instead of watching TV, or arguing with your partner, or "surfing". Give your "hard-drive" time to "de-fragment" or "optimize".

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getting unstuck