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Yeshaswini

How do you manage to relax without feeling guilty for doing that?

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For those who are in full-time jobs and also working on their side projects how do you manage to squeeze time out to relax? What is the right amount of "me-time" if you are constantly feeling guilty for taking that time out in the first place.
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Ben Tyler
I can definitely relate to those feelings of guilt. A switch I have made recently that seems to be helping is narrowing the scope of the side projects I am working on. Prior to this I would be working on up to five side projects at any given moment. I whittled this down to one and have intentionally restricted myself from working on anything. Thus far the narrower focus and intentionally acknowledging that I'm not going to be able to get everything done has helped.
Yeshaswini
@_btyler_ That's amazing! But 5 projects, that's insane! All the best for your current project. Also, this is really helpful, thanks for sharing.
Philipp Brunenberg
Plan your breaks and relaxing times in advance. Make a week plan. That will give you confidence when you are all the way into working mode. Check out daycaptain.com which we built for doing this. ❤️ I also wrote a blog post on this: daycaptain.com/entries/why-planning.html
Yeshaswini
@philipp_brunenberg Thank you so much for sharing this, Philipp! I have signed up :D Will let you know how it worked for me.
Godzilla X
It's a question that I'm still curious about as well. Anyway,
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I kept track of my development both on days when I gave myself permission to unwind and on days when I didn't. I also get massages to unwind. The mind begins to view some brief relaxation as a way to help you achieve the intended objective as soon as you recognize that it is important for optimal performance.
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