34 - Slow Down Please!!!

SLOW DOWN PLEASE!!! I’ve seen a lot of people this week post that they’ve never been busier and they’re working well past midnight and have stopped taking care of themselves. I bet it feels like if you don’t do everything right now you’ll lose it all, right? And that things are changing so much and you’ve lost your routine and there’s new information daily that you have to act now! We’re all sprinting but this is a marathon!! PLEASE! Slow down and take care of yourself!! When you’re sleep deprived, surviving off vending machine snacks, and neglecting your down time, your decision making is seriously impaired! And you’re going to make mistakes that will cost you more than you save by rushing into something straight away. Nassim Taleb talks a lot about the need for intervention, when letting things work themselves out is better. Ryan Holiday loves to quote that “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Slow down, take time to recharge yourself in whatever form is best for you. We’re in this for the long haul so don’t make yourself an after thought while trying to fix everything. You at your best will have a lot more positive impact than you in a fatigued and harried state.