Week 127: Lessons learned from sabbatical (and how to apply them to non-sabbatical life)

In this episode, I talk about the 3 things I did over my sabbatical that were not work and how we can apply them to our everyday lives! First, I got through a backlog of a ton of non-work to do's in my life (painting, getting a new air conditioner and furnace installed, etc.)- what you can do in everyday life is Power Hour! From the author Gretchen Rubin. The second thing was do more of what you love and less of what you hate. This is easier said than done but also can easily be done in small segments- go out and do that thing you've been wanting to do forever, and do it now! It will be worth it, I promise! The third thing was to REST but in ways that were restful to me, not watching TV or sleeping but painting and going for walks with my neighbor and gardening, for example. I realized that rest doesn't just mean sleep, but means stepping away physically and mentally from work and doing something that makes you feel refreshed, calm and not burned out!