Sunday Snapshots (14th June, 2020)
Rest: the missing ingredient in so many of our lives. Taking time to reconnect with ourselves and others, to find pleasure and peace is perhaps the most important thing in a world that is pushing us to constantly grow, produce and work more. Especially in an age where we’re encouraged to monetize our hobbies and have endless side hustles, there is... See more
instagram.comA clever way to balance this stress is to pair each major work project with a corresponding rest project. The idea is simple: after putting aside time on your calendar for a major work project, schedule in the days or weeks immediately following it time to pursue something leisurely and unrelated to your work.
Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
It’s no coincidence that we keep grappling with the language for how to cultivate a good and productive life (witness the successive manias for wellness in the form of hygge, Marie Kondo, tech, freedom from tech). We all struggle daily with the balance of work and play. Both are essential to a life full of meaning. Fallow time, when practiced the
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