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#62: Guilt! Guilt! Guilt!

The Academic Imperfectionist

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The Power of Rest

A sense of guilt is supposed to tell us that we're doing something wrong. But very often, we feel guilty about doing what is positively the right thing. I've spent a fair amount of time discussing rest days with my lovely running coach Carrie. It started after I did a marathon in January and knew I needed to take it easy for a while afterwards. The idea that I ought to be resting felt like a ruse concocted by Slobby Plant Rebecca to trick the other more presentable and respectable aspects of myself.

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