Episode Details

It's difficult to get enough rest between Semester 1 and Semester 2. It's made harder by the cultural expectation of productivity. In this track I ponder the fear of squandering your break. Rest first. Allow yourself to enjoy any festivities and the preparation.

Related tracks:

• "Juggling, Jigsaws, and Navigating by the stars" has more on the star metaphor

• "What is your plan to rest?" addresses the problem of how difficult it is to rest. Related posts on my website: 

• "Do you need to be excellent?" explains my position on excellence as a useless goal (with a link to an academic article on the subject) (jovanevery.co.uk/do-you-need-to-be-excellent)

• "So tired you could cry? Enable Low Power Mode" has more on what slowing down while still working might look like (jovanevery.co.uk/so-tired-you-could-cry-enable-low-power-mode)

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