Things that made me stop and think
Here’s what has worked for me over the years to stave off boreout :
- Leaning into digressions: Passion projects (like this very one) and side hustles, whether they’re directly related to your work or completely unrelated, create the crackle of energy that boreout can stamp out; rather than be afraid of these things taking time away from your team’s
The OffBeat #60: Boreout vs. Burnout
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new... See more
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new... See more
This is for you if you've had some feelings this week
I heard on a Peloton ride (Jess King): It isn’t that no matter what you do that I will love you. I will love you no matter how I FEEL. And that is the hard, important work.
Caroline Chambers • i found the perfect reading for a wedding ceremony or toast
Aldous Huxley on approaching life with lightness, even in the face of difficulty:
"It's dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a... See more
"It's dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a... See more
3-2-1: On living with lightness, the root cause of sin, and how to compete without losing yourself
No matter what, there's a bet being placed- it's either you placing the bet on yourself, or someone else is placing it for you
Entrepreneurship vs having a job
"Does this choice make me more me?"
"Does this choice feel like fear or love?"
"What would the me I want to be (genuinely, organically, from a deep soul place) do?"
"Does this choice feel like fear or love?"
"What would the me I want to be (genuinely, organically, from a deep soul place) do?"
Tuesday Thread: How Do You Know When To Quit?
An answer to the prompt: How do you know when to quit?