Every once in a while, to renew my grasp on sanity, I give myself a “brain vacation day.” I’m still at work, and I still do work, but I give myself permission not to tackle the really hard projects. I only work on the fun projects, or the little clearing-up projects that always get put off during the headlong rush through the term.
Today is one of those days. I couldn’t tackle a hard project if I tried, so I won’t try. I’ll recharge, reacquaint myself with my surroundings and my thoughts, get a bunch of little things done, and generally assess my progress on the things that need to get done soon. When this day is over, I’ll have a better sense of what needs to happen for the next few days, and in what order it needs to happen.
Iris, how nice of you to acknowledge something publicly that probably many of us do surreptitiously! You’re right, we all need a mental break now and then and it isn’t being lazy, it’s allowing our subconscious the bandwidth to organize what needs to be done. Thanks for putting it into words.