Rest and Disconnect. #6
Oprah Winfrey’s a billionaire. She built a media empire, writes books, and invests in real estate. And she still takes time to meditate, walk her dogs, and be in her garden. She does not say, “I don’t have time to rest.”
You may hear yourself say that, though. It means something fishy’s going on with your priorities and boundaries. People like Oprah know how to say no. The word “no” is a boundary. I explain it all in the video below.
If you need to rest, your need is reason enough. No justification is required. After all, you don’t justify your need to eat food, drink water, or breathe air. Same thing with needed rest. Whether you explain to others (or yourself) your reasons for a true need is a matter of self-esteem. And self-esteem is connected to wellness.
How can you get better sleep? I give lots of tips on this, from why alcohol actually doesn’t help to how paradoxically keeping your eyes open when you can’t fall asleep might do the trick.
Video Content timeline
Examples of very successful, busy, accomplished people taking time to rest [0:00]
Reasons to rest: to do better doing something else, or to rest for rest’s sake [4:20]
You don’t have to justify what you know you need [5:09]
Three kinds of rest: passive rest with an agenda, pure rest, and change of scenery [8:00]
Resting is not escaping or avoiding. How to tell the difference [11:15]
“I don’t have time to rest” is about priorities and boundaries, not time [13:10]
Tips for sleep [16:40]
Jack Dorsey walks five miles to work [22:03]
We are used to being accountable to ideas instead of our needs [24:35]
Be cautious about the word “should” [25:50]