Rest, to go the distance

I am tired. Mentally tired.

It has been a 7 days since I embarked on my journey to start writing an eBook and a creating a financial guide sheet for anyone to review their personal finance. It is now day 7 and I have 12 days left to launch this product.

I have conceptualised, project planned, built a website and drafted an initial marketing plan. One the first day, I spent most of my time planning all required actions; and then for the next 5 days I have spent 12-14 hours a day on just writing the content and building the spreadsheet. I think I have made good progress with almost 70% of the product completed.

But I am tired. My brain feels fried. I woke up this morning not feeling like doing anything at all.

In spite of my reminding others that rest is critical for higher productivity, how I have spent the past 7 days is not exemplary of that advice at all. I barely have had any rest apart from cooking, getting coffee and talking to my partner. For the rest of my time, I am either writing content, discussing with others on how to improve my idea, reading and researching to refine the product or just letting my neurons go wild thinking about personal finance.

But my overclocking my brain for the past 6 days has made it overheat and shut down today.

I decided to give my brain a rest and try not thinking about the product today. That disconnect from the grind is important, I feel, for me to be able to reenergise myself so that I can go the distance for the next 12 days.

I need to let my brain recharge. Build back my potential energy and then continue the fight for the next rounds.

I remind myself now that some good resting taken today, could mean more good fighting tomorrow. And that is what I need to do. I need to continue fighting till this end. I need to go the distance.

Rest, and go the distance,

Ruiz