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The Importance of Down Time

Do you put a lot of value on outcomes and achievements? If you do, you may have a
difficult time understanding the benefits of down time. High achievers tend toward
seeing down time as being too unproductive, or a literal “waste of time.” I assure
you, it’s not. In fact, it is a requirement to avoid burnout and fatigue. Here’s why:

● Down time rejuvenates you
● Down time allows your brain to rest
● Down time frees up space for creativity

● Down time lets you connect with your family
● Down time helps prevent depression
● Down time offers you some perspective

Down time is designed to get you out of the fast-lane of life and onto the country

back road. Down time allows you to experience the things you work so hard for,
such as your family, your hobbies, your environment, and expressing your true self.
Each day that you are working or focused on responsibilities, you can’t fully be in

the moment with those you are working for: yourself and your family. What’s the
point of all that work if you never let yourself experience the fruit of it?

In some cultures, down time is built into the structure of society. Whether through
fasting, honoring the sabbath, or engaging in a tradition that requires them to shift

their focus away from their career and toward their family and faith. Even in modern
secular society, most employment requires a limit on hours worked in a day or days
worked in a row. This is to prevent exhaustion and burnout.

Whether you prefer down time to be daily, weekly, monthly, or annually; you should
build it into your life as a way to disconnect from what you think matters most and
reconnect with what really does matter most.

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