Podcasts Other Work Life Play with Aaron McHugh Permission Slips #152

Permission Slips #152

Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 7:27 p.m.

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This is your permission slip to cut yourself some slack. Take a break. Take a day off. Skip school. Skip work. Wear flip-flops. Punt on a meeting. Say No. Don\\u2019t go. Stay home. Call in sick. Be late. Take a nap. Do half as much and call it good enough. Tell \\u201cperfection\\u201d to take a flying leap. Go on a two-week vacation. Use your floating holiday tomorrow. See a movie at lunchtime. Stay in your jammies all day. Order pizza. Watch Netflix all day. Sleep in. Schedule a meeting in your work calendar titled \\u201cStrategy planning\\u201d and go take a walk outside. Take a nap in your car at lunch. Let the kids do their laundry. Order takeout. Cancel plans with friends. Don\\u2019t attend the school fundraiser. Turn your phone off and let it go to voicemail. Go off the grid. Catch your breath. Be kind to yourself and say \\u201cenough, I\\u2019m tired.\\u201d

If you wrote yourself a permission slip for rest, what would it say?

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