Thank you Loleen - great read! For someone who constantly thinks that taking some time off is actually "wasted time" this article hits home. People (myself included) need to recharge and enjoying a bike ride or reading a novel is not wasted time, but rather the boost needed so that when Monday comes around I can walk back into the office and be refreshed and ready to go!
Love this. It’s also true that diversion enables insight. So those quiet moments, which are valuable in their own right, often allow ideas which have been buried beneath the noise to pop into consciousness. That’s not the “why” of a weekend, but it can be a nice bonus! I realize more and more how much I despise the current obsession with “grinding, which is the enemy of epiphany.
This so resonates with me! I feel like I’m caught up in the ‘working all the time’ trap, and it doesnt make me more efficient, it just makes me tired and cranky. But sometimes it’s hard to remember to turn off work and do something fun.
Taking a true weekend off is something which I started, after having a baby last year. That made me realize that it helps me to be more organized and have a fresh start for a Monday (off beat for Monday blues for sure). Indeed - decrease in ambition, but I prefer to label it as prioritizing wellbeing over ambition.
Thank you Loleen - great read! For someone who constantly thinks that taking some time off is actually "wasted time" this article hits home. People (myself included) need to recharge and enjoying a bike ride or reading a novel is not wasted time, but rather the boost needed so that when Monday comes around I can walk back into the office and be refreshed and ready to go!
I love that I am reading this one on Monday because I ignored my email from Friday afternoon onward. Thanks!
Love this. It’s also true that diversion enables insight. So those quiet moments, which are valuable in their own right, often allow ideas which have been buried beneath the noise to pop into consciousness. That’s not the “why” of a weekend, but it can be a nice bonus! I realize more and more how much I despise the current obsession with “grinding, which is the enemy of epiphany.
This so resonates with me! I feel like I’m caught up in the ‘working all the time’ trap, and it doesnt make me more efficient, it just makes me tired and cranky. But sometimes it’s hard to remember to turn off work and do something fun.
Taking a true weekend off is something which I started, after having a baby last year. That made me realize that it helps me to be more organized and have a fresh start for a Monday (off beat for Monday blues for sure). Indeed - decrease in ambition, but I prefer to label it as prioritizing wellbeing over ambition.