the Calendar Vacation Experiment [for anyone who feels guilty resting] (EP93)

Is it possible to take a vacation from work without actually taking the traditional vacation? What started as a simple way to teach myself, I don't have to work all the time, so that someday I might actually take more than a day or two off work turned into some fun revelations and a new softer start to my days. Now, let me be clear. I'm not sharing anything about time management. This was more about releasing the pressure that I feel to be productive, even though I was thinking going into it, I'd be productive as hell.

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