Better late than never, I suppose. Good thing I didn’t have “stop procrastinating” on my resolution list.

Although this great article from The Guardian that was published… well, the start of the year… is also giving all of us permission to ease off the self-improvement resolutions.

The intro paragraph from Oliver Burkeman’s piece sums up the concept quite nicely:

The older I get, the more “finite hours on the planet” really resonates. But no matter our age, all of us have limited spins on the big blue marble. And rather than putting off the things we like until a “someday” that may never come, why not do more of them today?

It’s waaay too easy to get caught up in the “I’ve got to be better at _____” cycle. It’s much tougher to give yourself permission to indulge in stuff you enjoy. But it’s not indulging, it’s nourishing your heart and soul.

The concepts of “keep grinding” and “hustle” have been elevated to virtue status.

But if you’re always grinding and never savoring, what’s the point?

Life is for living. Let’s all live a little.