I cancelled work for a day to circumstances outside of my control. It actually ended up being a pretty busy day but then in the evening I was like…how do I still have so much energy?
It turns out work was way more of an energy drain than I realised. I legit wasn't used to the feeling of just having energy, all day.
I think this really sneaks up on you – it's not just the hours of work, too, it's also the act of thinking about work and stressing out. We are running on a half-empty tank all the time.
I wrote about it here: https://edwardsays.substack.com/p/the-life-changing-magic-of-not-working