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Take a full week off every month

How making time to regularly 'do nothing' amplifies the rest of your 'doing' life

Sep 14, 2023
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I know you're probably not paying attention that closely, but some of you might notice that approx once every 4-5 weeks, I disappear off almost everything for a full 7-8 days, maybe longer: No emails, no Instagram stories (or very, very few), no Tweets. Just a big quiet hermit-y absence.

Today, this is probably unheard of in most sectors and contemporary…

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