The momentum problem shows up after the direction question stops scaring you. Most playbooks rush you back into a sprint because stillness reads as proof of being lost. What this article names is harder: some weeks of slower movement are the work, not the absence of it.
totally resonate. Ever since leaving corporate and building my freelance life I’ve realised how everything I was doing on a day today was based off the intensity that was fabricated from building a 9 to 5 life but the other side of that spectrum is building a life I want on my own time my own creative freedom, autonomy and it’s completely different to the vast majority, that it often feels isolating, quiet and at times disorienting.
but this article definitely makes it feel more normalised and that it’s okay to take your time to readjust and realign. Perhaps that’s part of the journey I’m learning to embrace.
The momentum problem shows up after the direction question stops scaring you. Most playbooks rush you back into a sprint because stillness reads as proof of being lost. What this article names is harder: some weeks of slower movement are the work, not the absence of it.
Zia.
totally resonate. Ever since leaving corporate and building my freelance life I’ve realised how everything I was doing on a day today was based off the intensity that was fabricated from building a 9 to 5 life but the other side of that spectrum is building a life I want on my own time my own creative freedom, autonomy and it’s completely different to the vast majority, that it often feels isolating, quiet and at times disorienting.
but this article definitely makes it feel more normalised and that it’s okay to take your time to readjust and realign. Perhaps that’s part of the journey I’m learning to embrace.
Katie.
Thanks for sharing your experience and perspective.