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“Being a grown-up is a joy that has never lost its shine.”
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
“As my friend Julian puts it, only half winkingly: “God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason God made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine, so that humanity might share in the act of creation.”
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
“But there was a curse on Laius. The curse was Daddy Issues. Only a daddy can have Daddy Issues.
The Daddy Issues of Laius include: insisting on taking your children hiking even after they start crying
ignoring the collective good and stiffing oracles, who depend on tips
refusing to save the city
letting four attendants take the hit
failing to bring a vehicle to a complete stop before proceeding into the intersection”
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
The Daddy Issues of Laius include: insisting on taking your children hiking even after they start crying
ignoring the collective good and stiffing oracles, who depend on tips
refusing to save the city
letting four attendants take the hit
failing to bring a vehicle to a complete stop before proceeding into the intersection”
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
“you trying to take my life away from me?). I’d have to do my best to calmly reason away: “You can keep your life! You’re not like me. Someone would have told you if you were like me! You’d definitely know by now if you were like me. Even though I didn’t know I was like me until quite recently, and it came as quite a surprise. Oh, no—maybe you are like me. Maybe you would never have known that you were like me as long as I’d never told you, but now that I’ve told you you’ve started thinking about it, and once you start thinking about it you can’t stop, and now you are going to have to transition—my God, it is contagious! Get everyone else out of this coffee shop, for the love of Christ, if you want to maintain persistent gender continuity—it’s onsetting rapidly, this gender dysphoria, and I don’t know who it’s going to claim next!”
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
“So how much rest is “adequate”?
Science says: 42 percent.
That’s the percentage of time your body and brain need you to spend resting. It’s about ten hours out of every twenty-four. It doesn’t have to be every day; it can average out over a week or a month or more. But yeah. That much.
“That’s ridiculous! I don’t have that kind of time!” you might protest—and we remind you that we predicted you might feel that way, back at the start of the chapter.
We’re not saying you should take 42 percent of your time to rest; we’re saying if you don’t take the 42 percent, the 42 percent will take you. It will grab you by the face, shove you to the ground, put its foot on your chest, and declare itself the victor.”
― Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Science says: 42 percent.
That’s the percentage of time your body and brain need you to spend resting. It’s about ten hours out of every twenty-four. It doesn’t have to be every day; it can average out over a week or a month or more. But yeah. That much.
“That’s ridiculous! I don’t have that kind of time!” you might protest—and we remind you that we predicted you might feel that way, back at the start of the chapter.
We’re not saying you should take 42 percent of your time to rest; we’re saying if you don’t take the 42 percent, the 42 percent will take you. It will grab you by the face, shove you to the ground, put its foot on your chest, and declare itself the victor.”
― Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
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