I'm sure that applies to a lot of people, but even when I have, like, 1 day of stress and a month of chill time, I still spend the whole month laying around doing nothing if I don't force myself to do something productive.

Decompression time is definitely important, but it's also important to know yourself enough to identify when you're fully decompressed and ready to do something healthy for your body and mind, even if you just wanna watch another youtube video.