I'm with you all the way, Tom, and teetering on the edge of the same abyss for some time now. Until I got COVID and it told me in no uncertain terms to sit down and stop doing anything for a while. It's slowly dawning on me that that getting sick liked this may have been the only way I could be brought to my senses. So, thank you, bl**dy virus, for reminding me of something I should have thought of myself: Rome wasn't built in a day; if you want to go far, go slowly; and rest isn't a waste of time, pushing on when you shouldn't is a waste of life.
Yes, exactly, Bard - absolutely so. That's why I wrote this episode: yes, it's a personal experience, in a sense, but I'm using that personal experience to illustrate that this a real occupational-hazard for pretty much all of us in these spaces, and that we do need to take care to respect and manage this hazard. Thank you for this!
Tom, your wish to help all and sundry is commendable, however not at the cost of your own health which removes you from the very activities you are trying to achieve. Many of us who enjoy your work and insights are not time driven and would prefer a delay in publication rather than your inability to continue your contributions.
This constant global narrative of "faster is better" is misguided and has led to a host of health problems across the globe for those who have attempted to keep up with ludicrous timelines.
Rest and diet are essential parts of retaining a healthy lifestyle, the rest is secondary.
As I've just said to Bard, though, the real point here was to use my first-hand experience as a general warning to others that yeah, we probably do _all_ need to beware of this as an occupational-hazard in these spaces, and take appropriate action to manage that risk accordingly. Such as, remember to take decent amounts of rest, other the rest will be thrust upon us in a form that we probably won't like! I framed it in a personal way, yes, but it's not about me: it's about all of us, particularly those of us working in urgent large-scale change.
Agreed Tom, we all should be contributing in a manner which health allows, but my point on this Helter-Skelter need to produce at pace seems to have permeated our work life and become the new norm.
Einstein was correct when answered a question on how he worked "99% thought and 1 % doing in the time allowed" most of the good / brilliant ideas come to us when we are at rest.
I'm with you all the way, Tom, and teetering on the edge of the same abyss for some time now. Until I got COVID and it told me in no uncertain terms to sit down and stop doing anything for a while. It's slowly dawning on me that that getting sick liked this may have been the only way I could be brought to my senses. So, thank you, bl**dy virus, for reminding me of something I should have thought of myself: Rome wasn't built in a day; if you want to go far, go slowly; and rest isn't a waste of time, pushing on when you shouldn't is a waste of life.
Yes, exactly, Bard - absolutely so. That's why I wrote this episode: yes, it's a personal experience, in a sense, but I'm using that personal experience to illustrate that this a real occupational-hazard for pretty much all of us in these spaces, and that we do need to take care to respect and manage this hazard. Thank you for this!
Tom, your wish to help all and sundry is commendable, however not at the cost of your own health which removes you from the very activities you are trying to achieve. Many of us who enjoy your work and insights are not time driven and would prefer a delay in publication rather than your inability to continue your contributions.
This constant global narrative of "faster is better" is misguided and has led to a host of health problems across the globe for those who have attempted to keep up with ludicrous timelines.
Rest and diet are essential parts of retaining a healthy lifestyle, the rest is secondary.
Many thanks for that, Robert - much appreciated!
As I've just said to Bard, though, the real point here was to use my first-hand experience as a general warning to others that yeah, we probably do _all_ need to beware of this as an occupational-hazard in these spaces, and take appropriate action to manage that risk accordingly. Such as, remember to take decent amounts of rest, other the rest will be thrust upon us in a form that we probably won't like! I framed it in a personal way, yes, but it's not about me: it's about all of us, particularly those of us working in urgent large-scale change.
Agreed Tom, we all should be contributing in a manner which health allows, but my point on this Helter-Skelter need to produce at pace seems to have permeated our work life and become the new norm.
Einstein was correct when answered a question on how he worked "99% thought and 1 % doing in the time allowed" most of the good / brilliant ideas come to us when we are at rest.
"most of the good / brilliant ideas come to us when we are at rest" - very good point - many thanks for that reminder, Robert!