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Are you working too hard?
I recently came across a speech by Bill Gates where he shares five life lessons he wishes he had learned sooner in his life.
One of them is to take more breaks and enjoy life:
Gates' words reminded me of my own journey with toxic productivity.
Granted, my journey was significantly shorter than his, but it was enough for me to realize I didn't want to live that way.
I recently wrote about:
- 🇹🇷 The roots of my productivity addiction
- 😴 How (and why) I cut my sleeping hours in half
- 👩💻 My shameless Instagram posts promoting toxic productivity
| Read the full piece now |
Big love from my screen to yours,
Sinem
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