Want to offer more to your work? Do less.

This week’s newsletter is all about rest - why it’s important, how to realistically set boundaries at work to make it possible, and how to reconcile the act of resting with the messages you might be getting from your boss.

From Jade ✨

When we clock out of the idea that working is our worth, we have the opportunity to open up to a more balanced life. Perhaps even assigning as much effort and importance to our rest and our play as we do our productivity. The most important thing to remember is that resting more doesn’t have to mean you’re giving up on your work or becoming lazy. The higher quality your rest is, the higher quality your work will be. Trust. The bottom line: If you want to offer more to your work, the people you love, or the world, start doing less.

Rachel’s 5 cents ✨

It’s supremely difficult to follow this advice, isn’t it? Which is why this conversation needs to be accompanied by proof points on what it does for your quality of work - for now. Because unfortunately, just doing it because it’s good for you isn’t enough if you’re indoctrinated into the “work harder, longer” culture. Or maybe you totally agree with this advice, but you’re stuck with colleagues or clients that don’t buy into the ✨breathtaking amount✨ of research proving its effectiveness. We’ll get there.

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