I stopped making decisions for 4 days. My brain came back…
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I stopped making decisions for 4 days. My brain came back online
The May bank holidays landed at the right time. I could have used them to get ahead on projects. I did other things instead, chopped wood, cooked, music, nothing important.
No emails. No "just this one quick thing". Nothing.
Around day 3 I noticed something. The decisions that came up naturally, about my projects, my priorities, what I actually wanted to do, were completely different from the ones I make normally. Less reactive. More aligned with what I actually want, not just what's urgent.
And this morning, coming back to work, everything was clear. Not "motivated like a January Monday". Just clear. I knew what to do and why.
I think my brain in permanent work mode isn't my brain at its best. It's my brain in management mode. The difference between the two is bigger than I thought.
I know I'll fall back into it and find excuses not to take another 4 days off. But I need to convince myself to do it as soon as things start feeling off again.
Have you ever noticed that your best decisions show up when you've stopped looking for them?
#inspiration
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The May bank holidays landed at the right time. I could have used them to get ahead on projects. I did other things instead, chopped wood, cooked, music, nothing important.
No emails. No "just this one quick thing". Nothing.
Around day 3 I noticed something. The decisions that came up naturally, about my projects, my priorities, what I actually wanted to do, were completely different from the ones I make normally. Less reactive. More aligned with what I actually want, not just what's urgent.
And this morning, coming back to work, everything was clear. Not "motivated like a January Monday". Just clear. I knew what to do and why.
I think my brain in permanent work mode isn't my brain at its best. It's my brain in management mode. The difference between the two is bigger than I thought.
I know I'll fall back into it and find excuses not to take another 4 days off. But I need to convince myself to do it as soon as things start feeling off again.
Have you ever noticed that your best decisions show up when you've stopped looking for them?
#inspiration
source
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