A lot is often said about the importance of rest. In fact not long ago I wrote a post about it myself. There is also a lot of blog inches spent on people taking, thinking of taking or having been on a digital sabbatical and I'm noticing a bit more now the rise of a weekly digital sabbath . In general terms I think most people agree, to varying degrees, the importance of this process. Stepping back and unplugging from the digital world to engage with our own, for want of a better expression, analogue world. However in this hyper connected, digital existence, we find ourselves in, not much is said about the importance of stepping back from our busy and involved off line lives in order to deeply restore ourselves. Now this isn't revolutionary stuff but i do think its worth reminding ourselves the very important dynamics of activity and rest. To give a bit of a visual aid to this check out the Yerkes Dodson law as illustrated below: We often wonder if to stop burn out we need to remove pressure from our lives but actually we can see from the image above pressure can be not only good but a motivating force. As we are pressured so we perform become more alert and focused. We're stretched to achieve and to a point it is helpful. The right amount of pressure actually is a contributing factor to bringing out of you an optimum performance. Of course we