A wonderful thing happened on Wednesday:
I had a busy day at work. A ton going on. Lots of new projects and things that I was trying to get done.
And then I left work to head to a dinner party. The whole way there, my mind was still on work — what needed to be finished on Thursday, what I had to focus on first.
And when I got to the door, I took a minute. I promised myself: While I was inside, work was off limits. No thinking about the tasks ahead. No planning out the next work day.
I needed those two hours, to be around friends and to recharge. Work wears on you. I haven’t always been great at making time for life outside of work. But after a few hours with friends, just making time for them, I came back on Thursday really excited and ready to get at my to-do list.
There is a time for work, and a time for play, and after all these years, I feel like I’m finally starting to learn which is which.
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