I start by disclosing my position and intentions for this essay. I tell you that I need rest and borrow from Audre Lorde’s (she/her) essay on our inability to dismantle the master’s house with the master’s tools. I introduce Tricia Hersey’s (she/her) work that centers rest as a resistance tool. I then contemplate the overarching structure in which capitalism is itself embedded as an ever evolving organic system, by tracing Hersey’s grind culture to philosopher Byung-Chul Han’s (he/him) Burnout Society and juxtaposing their work with Silvia Federici’s (she/her) historical investigation on the “transition” from feudalism to capitalism. From an organic evolution point of view as opposed to a mechanic one, I re-imagine power as a part of a larger body which encompasses those it exploits as well. I then touch on how care, like rest, has the potential to undermine hegemonic power. I meditate on some of my own artistic processes and struggles within academia, and use my collaborative master’s degree project to reflect on community and collaboration as tools for survival and its potential to dismantle the master’s house. Finally, I briefly conclude this essay with a realization and a final act of self-care.