Apparently, July 5th has been designated National Workaholic’s Day. Who knew there was such a thing? In our day and age, the pace in which we live, so we can consume more, be more and do more, can’t not come without some kind of repercussion. I stumbled across this challenge from Marcus Brotherton as I was researching this topic.
“How about you? Can you press pause on whatever you can, wherever you can, and use these next few weeks to cultivate some more margin in your life? Can you purposely strive to recharge? Is that difficult for you? It is for me. Right now, it feels hectic—tension-filled, even—to even think about slowing down, to prune the branches of the trees that have grown too long and are now touching the house. And therein lies the EXACT paradox I want to address. I know that by doing less, I can actually do more. By doing fewer things, I can do them well. I just need to take a step forward and begin.”
He captures it well. It is summer. Perhaps today is the time to begin.
What do you think?