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*[[Go off the grid]] — sometimes. | *[[Go off the grid]] — sometimes. | ||
*[[Smell the roses]]. Take pleasure in beauty. Stop what you’re doing and drink it in. Enjoy what nature — and humans — let you have for free. Admire a wood in autumn. | *[[Smell the roses]]. Take pleasure in beauty. Stop what you’re doing and drink it in. Enjoy what nature — and humans — let you have for free. Admire a wood in autumn. | ||
* | *“[[No-one said on their deathbed, I wish I spent more time in the office]]” — Arnold Zack. This may have once been true (but not in finance!) and in any case is no longer true since [[coronavirus]]. but the JC’s version maybe, is: “no one’s ''child'' said, ‘I wish ''my parents'' spent more time at the office’.” | ||
*Celebrate your mental resilience. Convey it. (See: harden up.) Do not broadcast mental fragility. Solve other people’s problems; don’t expect other people to solve yours. (See: be additive.) | ”*Celebrate your mental resilience. Convey it. (See: harden up.) Do not broadcast mental fragility. Solve other people’s problems; don’t expect other people to solve yours. (See: be additive.) | ||
*Switch off. Get good sleep. Per @suzihixson “Nothing good happens when checking email right before bed.” | *Switch off. Get good sleep. Per @suzihixson “Nothing good happens when checking email right before bed.” | ||
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