You Need Downtime In Your Life
#PROTIP – factor in downtime
I like to work
I enjoy what I do
But looking back over the last few years I’d noticed a cycle of periods of extended grind…
…then I would get an injury, get ill or in my ‘goose days’; would have a wobble
Now?
Hardly ever
OFF time is equally as important as ON time; there are people more qualified than me but the link between your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems – is amazing
(Smart people please feel free to add more info in here – been a while since I’ve studied that since my CSCS days…)
Since I have factored in more downtime I have
– been more ‘level’
– have come up with some of my best ideas
– has defo contributed to weight loss/sleep improvement and overall stress reduction
If you are NOT putting time (and I admit when you are growing a business it is hard but even a half day or an evening or something – is better than nothing) aside to be DOWN
Trust me it will mess you up
Your downtime and my downtime could be very different
Could be a nice all in the country and a pub lunch with a book …
Binge watching your favourite series on Netflix…
Date night with a hottie…
As long as you DONT RESPOND TO WORK STUFF
Whatever tickles your pickle I say
(And that’s perfectly acceptable too ha)
I get all my fancy hotels on secret escapes or late rooms for a fraction of the price
I book loads of treatments and trips and treats for me on sites like groupon
That and I’m rather charming and always try blag free things