Diary #282 Time Off

Have you ever had stress creep up so slowly you didn’t even realise it?

That’s what happened to me. It took my colleagues noticing — and enabling me to take time off — for it to register. At first I was surprised. But a day later, I felt like a weight I didn’t know I was carrying had come off.

So there are two things I want to remember:

• People on the outside can sometimes see the big picture more clearly.
• Proper time off (quality over quantity) where one gets to fully step outside is invaluable.

Now let’s see what other insights two weeks of proper time off will reveal...

Author: JD

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