this week i quit everything no more stimulants no coffee no nicotine (i had 1 cigar but it was chill) no nootropics deload week for working out and trading much less (less dopamine) im exhausted, i have heavy brain fog, and im just lagging overall. but im so grateful because this period of rest showed me how hard i had been going this year. constantly redlining everywhere in my life. it felt sustainable but something in my mind/body told me i needed to intentionally rest or maybe something could break. or id just get sick and be forced to chill. feeling a lot better, sleeping enough, eating right and healing. don’t think people talk about it enough. we’re born in hustle culture and the truth is a lot more people need to work harder and smarter. but we need to be just as intense with recovery. it’s the other half. for our whole. yin and yang.