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Permission to Rest

By: David Werdiger
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Oct 10
1 min read

“I can’t unplug.”
That’s what some people say

Are you an emergency worker? On call 24/7? Even then, you have rostered time off; everyone does. That’s what sabbath is – a rostered day off technology

So what do we really mean when we say can’t?
I can’t fly because I’m not a bird and I don’t have wings.
But unplugging? That’s a choice. Don’t say “can’t” as an excuse.

Yes, it’s hard. Yes, it feels uncomfortable.
But it is possible. You’ve already taken the first step by realizing it matters.
The next step is affirming your agency and acknowledge that if you want to make a change like this in your life, then you most certainly CAN.

Freedom doesn’t begin with a screen. It begins with choosing to turn it off.

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Productivity culture runs like a hamster wheel. It just keeps running, at the same pace, going nowhere.

Do you manage your time like a hamster wheel or do you put a training program in place and find time to rest?

There's a scene in "Mad Men" where Don Draper is asked what he thought about Hawaii, and instead of talking about beaches, he talks about becoming someone else. Not a version of himself with better tan lines and a Mai Tai. A different person. One who, for a few days, didn't miss

I recently took one of the best holidays of my life, and I never left the resort.

Turns out the destination is beside the point. What you're actually chasing is a change of pace, and if your holiday runs on the same schedule as your working week, you've just moved the treadmill

We have strategies for our careers, our finance, our help.

Pleased to announce a program to help answer an important question: “what’s your strategy for your time?”

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