…is not your job. It is to have a full tank by the time Monday rolls around.
Whether you take off Saturday and Sunday, Tuesday, or a random day each week doesn’t matter. What’s important is regularly scheduled time to recharge.
Life throws a lot at us. There are the demands of work itself. Then, there’s everything else. Making lunch for the kids. Vacuuming. Asking your partner about their day. Protecting your sanity by playing some video games. Thankfully, there’s a lot of living one can do in a day off — and if you haven’t hit boredom yet, you’d best take off another.
It might feel like a sin to not squeeze every bit of utility out of your time away from work, but actually, if you do, you don’t have enough time off. Your brain should hit coasting mode just before it’s time to get back to work. That’s how you know you’re ready to come back swinging.
Make the sacrifice. Not the kind that keeps you chained to your desk, but the kind that forces you to step away from it. Often, the most productive thing you can do is not to continue working but to make sure you feel great about sitting back down tomorrow.
