Of course it's ok! It's more than ok I think, rest is vital to building strength and preventing burnout. Even God has a "lazy" day on the seventh!
But today isn't a lazy day for me. Shit needs to get done and that passage helps me build the fortitude to just do it.
Nice. Get at it! 💪
Accepting my laziness has made me actually less lazy because i feel too often that i should punish myself and that only leads to more struggling and procrastination.
Have not read meditations yet but it's somewhere on my list. Read a lot of other books that helped me a lot to get better at life and living.
It sounds like you've overcome some programming that kept you overworked and under-rested. I'm proud of you for learning to be gentle with yourself!
Meditations is great, but it is also absolutely ruthless. If you're in a place of needing gentleness it's maybe better to start with the lecture I posted elsewhere in the thread. It's much more palatable coming from Sugrue.
What other books have helped you a lot with life and living? I am in a place in life where I'm absolutely devouring that stuff and would love some recommendations!
Let's see..
It all sort of started out with "12 rules for life" by Jordan Peterson. This was quite confronting and blunt but resonated well. Sort of like a wake-up call if you will.
"Turning the mind into an ally" by Sakyong Miphan Rinpoche
"The subtle art of not giving a f*ck" by Mark Manson
"Stop reading the news" by Rolf Dobelli (i actually stopped reading the news altogether)
"Mindset" by Carol Dweck.
"Extreme ownership" by Jocko Willink.
Currently reading through "Thinking, fast and slow" by Daniel Kahneman and after this "Atomic habits" by James Clear.
Most were very helpful. I would argue Extreme ownership maybe the least and Thinking, fast and slow is on another level but still eye-opening in ways.
Thinking fast and slow is amazing, one of my favorites! I will certainly check out the others on this list, thank you for the recommendations!
