Sunday with Herb
Hey there, have you heard of the 8/8/8 rule?
That's:
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8 hours for sleep
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8 hours for life
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8 hours for work
That's a fair formula for an 24 hour day.
It's not a a work/life balance - it's a work/life/sleep balance.
The key here is maintaining that 8 hours of sleep.
For us older runners, sleep is critical for recovery and building energy.
A lack of sleep, or a lack of living life, is not a badge of honor.
A 60 hour work week is not something to be proud of. Because pulling from life or sleep is the only way to those hours.
Which is a signal that something is broken and needs to change.
You can’t touch the 8 hours of sleep because the long-term consequences to your health and well-being are too great (read Mathew Walker’s Why We Sleep for more on this.)
And you shouldn’t want to pull from the life bucket because that means:
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Less time working out
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Less dates with your wife
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Less playing with your kids
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Less having fun with your friends
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And less traveling + going on adventures
If you are still working, are you following this rule?
I hope you are focusing on getting your sleep and living life.
Have a great week!
-Herb
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