"How well do you know yourself?
"We plan for retirement and vacations, but we seldom plan for how
we'll become a better person -- the person we want to be, not the one
shaped by our circumstances. Most of us assume that we'll get the gist
of this whole how-will-I-live-my-life thing somewhere on the journey.
Only we're too busy with life to take the time to figure it all out.
"In today's connected world, it's become hard to carve out time for
yourself to unwind and reboot. Whether you're a stay-at-home parent or
the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, this is your reaction: 'I'm too busy
to take time for myself.' The reality is that you'll benefit from time
for yourself and away from others.
"Blaise Pascal, the French philosopher and mystic, said 'All human
evil comes from this: our inability to sit still in a chair for half an
hour.'"
In a recent commentary, writer LaRae Quy offered some reasons why one needs to take time out for solitude (including allowing time for reflection, sorting the urgent from the important, and helping get one's life organized).
To access Ms. Quy's complete essay, please visit:
SmartBrief: The most important thing no one ever taught you (16 OCT 19)
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