Unplug (1 Viewer)

[Joe Bryant]

First thing. This is completely separate from the "Man On Death Bed Regrets Not Spending More Time Arguing On Facebook".

Tim Ferriss today reminded me of the quote and I wrote something on my Facebook and Instagram for it. 

Sharing here:

Good words today from @timferriss as he reminded me of a quote from @annelamott 

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott

She’s one of my favorite writers and has a gift for delivering clear and attractive communication. But that’s not really the point for this.

The point is I think she’s 100% correct. We all need to unplug at least a little bit. Now very likely that just means a good nights sleep. Or maybe it means more time. I would suggest you experiment and taste and see what works for you. Newsflash for you younger guys as well: this only gets worse as you age.

One thing I see more and more clearly each day is the value of “seasons.“ It may be at the rhythm of a week. Or the literal seasons of a year, I truly do think intentional rest is hugely important. We all know this. But I think we mostly give you lip service as we still over value the “hard worker“ or the “grinder“

Like anything, it’s on a spectrum. We all know people who “rest“ for the majority of their time and get very little done. I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about intentionally resting and resetting. Play around with it and see what works best for you.

Much love for you guys. Have a great Friday. 
#rest #fridaymood #timferriss#annelamott

 

[Joe Bryant]

I shared this with our Footballguys Staffers and our Buddy @Maurile Tremblay shared this great video:

Regarding a good night’s sleep: it’s extremely important.

https://youtu.be/5MuIMqhT8DM

 

[MAC_32]

I'm not sure there is anything more unproductive than 'grinding.'  I'm at my most productive when I am fresh and that isn't unique to me.  

 

[General Malaise]

Tree fell in our neighborhood, knocking power out for several hours.  We sat around and.....talked.   And it was quite nice.  Went to bed early, feel like a million bucks, going camping this weekend to unplug some more.  

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

Cycles. I believe that everything works best - for me - in a cycle.

I have been accused of being inconsistent. So what?

I like cycles, Joe.

Nice thread.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Just deleted Twitter and Instagram off my phone after having not been on Facebook in about a year. Trying to make a big effort to simply be on my phone less and be present. My wife is way worse than me, but my fear is that my daughter's memory of childhood is primarily going to be of everyone's heads buried in digital devices.

We head out for a 3 week vacation soon and I'm making a major push for phones to be used only as GPS, to stream music while we drive, to check weather/safety info in the parks we'll be in, and to check in with family to let them know we're fine. No social media, no internet surfing, no tv streaming, no constant pictures. Want to make a serious effort to simply be present and spend time with each other.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Big fan of MTV Unplugged 

 

[ragincajun]

Tree fell in our neighborhood, knocking power out for several hours.  We sat around and.....talked.   And it was quite nice.  Went to bed early, feel like a million bucks, going camping this weekend to unplug some more.  

Camping sound nice but the “feels like” temp here the last 2 days was 115 & 110.