Sustainable Strategies for Returning to Work After the Holidays
By
Tom May
Warm and crisp on the edges. A bagel with a bit of bite.
Summary
The article discusses the common struggle of returning to work after the Christmas holidays and the tendency to approach January with unrealistic expectations that lead to burnout. The author shares personal experience of trying to start the new year with intense productivity only to crash by week two, and argues that the problem isn't lack of motivation but rather the unrealistic narratives we tell ourselves about productivity and new beginnings. The piece offers insights on how to ease back into work more sustainably.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI used to approach the first week of January like a personal relaunch: new notebook, new intentions, a frighteningly optimistic to-do list
by week 2 I'd be tired, irritable and quietly convinced I was already 'failing' the year I'd barely begun
It took me a long time to realise the problem wasn't motivation or willpower. It was simply the story we tell ourselves
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