On Burnout, Time, and Why Soft Life Isn’t Always Strategy

We’ve romanticized the idea of doing less.
Soft life, slow mornings, saying no.
And I understand it—burnout made rest feel radical.

But rest, without clarity, becomes another version of escape.

If you don’t know where you’re going, softness won’t bring you peace. It just buys you space from the discomfort of not having a plan.

Resting is essential, don’t get me wrong; but after we pull back, relax, and breathe - what’s our next step?

I’m not anti-rest. I’m anti-drifting.

Some of the most aligned people I know are calm, clear, and decisive.
They’ve built systems that hold them. Calendars that protect them. Boundaries that don’t just guard time—they shape vision.

The soft life isn’t the opposite of hustle.
The opposite of hustle is strategy.

If you're tired, maybe it’s not the doing. Maybe it’s the not-knowing.
Rest, yes.
But rest with direction. Rest with design. Rest that leads somewhere.

Until next week,
Luci