Are You Afraid to Take Time Off?

Yiqing Zhao
The Shortform
Published in
Oct 27, 2021

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Photo by Dan Burton on Unsplash

I lost 4 people in the last 2 weeks — two friends, one acquaintance, and then Halyna Hutchins, who was the best friend of a friend of mine.

I had to take long weekends and work shorter hours because of the grief I was experiencing. And I stayed away from Medium.

I remember in the summer of 2018, I pushed through a show I was producing when my aunt died of colon cancer in China.

I was afraid to take time off, to experience sadness. So I used work as a buffer.

That unfortunately didn’t work.

If you are an entrepreneur and you’re not taking time off, you are very likely living in fear. That will not give you what you desire.

I’m back, with more compassion, love, and grace.

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