think i've had a break this long but it's also because for the same reason like last time i think i've just i had never been so tapped out from several projects and then a really intense working period previously and here's the thing though it's been great because when i i got to north carolina i finally got to see my my parents see my family see lucy who's uh still sleeping on my lap right now gently snoozing away for the first few days i i had this little feeling of like oh i should i should get to work soon like i really want to i finished this video script i need to you know now get this video actually finished so i can have something up for the month of october but i realized quite quickly the way i've been thinking about it is like i needed to give myself a special dispensation it's fine you haven't taken a long amount of time off in a really long time you haven't seen your family in a really long time just go with it like just decide right now this is always the key with things decide right now you're not going to feel guilty about not doing work for a while just you know it's okay you've given yourself a special dispensation and as always like eventually the time will come when you're not completely tapped out and you're recharged and you can get back to work but in the meantime it's like be with your family pay a lot of attention to the dog like do some interesting things and you like you haven't traveled you haven't been anywhere like just actually enjoy it so it's been basically a really glorious month to have after the completely miserable swamp of uncertainty and sharks and tiffany and everything else so i feel i feel quite relieved that i made that decision right at the start and haven't just felt guilty it's like no you need to do this every once in a while and if there's there's any time it's legitimate to take a bunch of time off it's when you're spending time with family you haven't seen in like a year and a half so it's been great i've been very relaxed as you know mike been just like taking some walks behind my parents house is a terrifying swamp but it has a lovely little boardwalk and so you can just like walk around and relax and do nothing and yeah spend time with my parents help my mom out with a year and a half's worth of tech questions that she has built up as like a list of things to ask me great that's what i'm going to do and it's been glorious this episode of cortex is brought to you by linkedin jobs today many small business owners they're busier than ever time spent searching for an interviewing candidates can take time away from managing and growing a business and that's why linkedin jobs has made it easier than ever to get to the candidates worth interviewing faster and it's free when you're in a business finding the right person to fill a role can completely change the way that your company operates when you find that right person this is something that i've been lucky to multiple times in running relay fm you find the right person for the role and it
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