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Do you ever feel like you’re doing more when you’re trying to do less? Ergh….! It’s the school holidays, and so I'm writing this whilst on annual leave. Even though i’m not ‘at work’, it sure feels like I am - which might explain the crippling wave of writers block i’m suffering. Did i mention ‘Ergh’!? For someone who trumpets the importance of self care, compassion and being the ‘healthy adult’, feeling this slump while I’m meant to be relaxing was frustrating. Then, the insight hit me: this is the newsletter. Last week I threw out the million dollar French accent challenge, proving how hard, regardless of the incentive and reward on offer, it is to suddenly flick a switch and do things differently. Seems i’m living out such a challenge once more: The ability to genuinely rest and disconnect, even though I know I need to! is proving a schema challenge in itself! It got me thinking….Can you relate to any of this? You feel guilty or lazy if you spend an entire afternoon doing something non-productive (like reading a book or napping). Your time off feels less like rest and more like a second project you have to optimise (e.g., I must finally organise those photos, or I must read three self-help books). You find yourself checking emails "just in case" not because the work demands it, but because the auto-pilot takes charge (and you likely have a ready made justification for doing so)
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