I read and enjoy several dozen (or more) Blogs / newsletters which I should share more often. Carl Richards is a Certified Financial Planner and creator of “The Sketch Guy” column which has appeared in the New York Times since 2010. His website is “The Behavior Gap” (sic) and here’s the Link
He wrote an excellent book “The One Page Financial Plan” which is well worth a read if you wrestle with money.
Here’s his most recent newsletter which may well strike a chord or two.
I couldn’t agree more.
Hi Alun, Carl here.
I’m tired.
Like, really tired.
And I’m tired of being tired.
Up at 5 in the morning? Tried it! Daily workouts? Yep. Paleo, bulletproof, gluten-free, cold showers? Check.
Build a business, start a side hustle, dominate Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook? Yeah, I’ve done all that too.
You know what I don’t understand? How come nobody ever talks about rest?
You know, rest. As in, relaxing. Doing nothing. Getting a good night’s sleep. That stuff’s kind of important, too…
…
I know I’m not alone here.
The last 10 years have felt like the #CrushIt decade. Every time you turn around somebody is on social media talking about how they’re crushing something. Gary Vaynerchuk wrote the book on it, and according to him, people “need to work harder. And faster. There’s really nothing else to it. I’m exhausted every day, but I’m making all sorts of things happen in my 18 hours.”
Sorry, Gary. But I disagree. I don’t need to work harder and faster. And neither do most of the people reading this. I have a feeling most of us are already working hard enough.
And you know what else, Gary? Being exhausted every day sounds like a stupid way to live.
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Look, if this doesn’t speak to you, just toss this email in the trash and forget you ever saw it. Crush on.
But if it does speak to you, if you’re nodding your exhausted head along knowingly, then consider this message my permission to make this the year of resting hard.
I don’t care if the year’s half over. Start now and keep going for 12 months. This year we’re going to be as good at resting as we are at crushing things. We’re going to become pros at turning off social media, getting great sleep, working less, and living more.
Seriously. Give it a shot. Start today. What do you have to lose? A handful of Twitter followers? A contract? A bit of income?
What you have to gain is a) peace, b) clarity, c) more time for your friends and family, d) not dying of a heart attack or an aneurysm at the age of 50.
Chances are, you don’t need a cup of coffee and a slap in the face. More like some decaf herbal tea and a hug.
Sound good?
Great.
Enjoy your rest,
-Carl
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