What is the essence of restlessness? Restlessness is the persistent interference of emotional preferences with rational self-discipline, a manifestation of the soul's inability to quietly follow its own moral laws. Restlessness is a typical symptom of being stuck in the "aesthetic stage," constantly jumping among endless possibilities but refusing to make decisive choices—an escape from existence. Restlessness is a spiritual contagion of the "end times," a decadent symptom characterized by a lack of creative will and an inability to accept nihilism, leading only to seeking numbness through trivial stimuli. Restlessness is a typical manifestation of the current "drowning" state, using "distracting oneself with mundane chores" to escape the authentic decision of "living toward death." Restlessness is a cowardly attitude of avoiding the truth of existence, neither daring to resist in an absurd world nor truly engaging with it, only retreating into trivial entertainment.