“This isn’t a sprint – this is a marathon,” she adds. “We’ve been making everything work exactly as it would have done had we not been in a pandemic. That works for a sprint period, but it’s now becoming evident that perhaps we’re in a marathon, not a sprint. And what’s the first thing we change when we’re in a marathon instead of a sprint? We slow down.”

She continues: “I think this can look different for everyone, but I think we need to recognise that trying to create what we were doing outside of the pandemic, during a pandemic, isn’t going to be sustainable.”

So if you’re finding it hard to stay motivated at the moment, it might be a sign that you need to take a (well-earned) holiday, whatever that looks like to you.

Sit back, relax and recharge – it’s time to stop treating life like a sprint.

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