“To be, or not to be'' when Prince Hamlet asked this question in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, little must have he known that this will be a very relevant question even after centuries, especially at work. Should you be on that Zoom call or not, should you be a part of that decision or not or should you take that holiday or not!
This resonates a lot. At the venture backed startup I cofounder 10 years ago. We had marquee customers, raised over $25 million dollars and had press fawning all over us constantly.
But since I had not taken a break in 5 years, I was stressed out, burnt out and there came a point where getting out of bed was a chore. Looking back, the best thing I could have done for myself and the business was take regular breaks.
This resonates a lot. At the venture backed startup I cofounder 10 years ago. We had marquee customers, raised over $25 million dollars and had press fawning all over us constantly.
But since I had not taken a break in 5 years, I was stressed out, burnt out and there came a point where getting out of bed was a chore. Looking back, the best thing I could have done for myself and the business was take regular breaks.