Why It’s Good to Take a Break Sometimes

Work hard, play hard.

Granada, Spain — Photo by MJ

Confession:

At the time of the writing of this post, I haven’t been on a Jiu-Jitsu mat in nearly 2 weeks. I haven’t trained in even longer. This is, as far as I can tell, the longest break from BJJ training that I’ve taken in years.

After the ADCC European Trials, my girlfriend and I went on a dream vacation through Spain — which I wrote about here — and even spent a quick 24-hour-ish stint in Tangier, Morocco.

It was an incredible trip where great memories were made, delicious food was eaten, and world-renowned sites were seen. I learned a lot about history.

I landed yesterday evening in California, where I’ll be staying just for the weekend before heading back to Texas.

By the time I am home, it will mark 3 weeks away from my training, my writing, and my routine. Apart from keeping this newsletter afloat and writing a handful of Instagram posts, I really haven’t done any work in the last few weeks.

Here’s why in the long run, I think that that’s more of a good thing than a bad one.

My focus in 2024 has been “building”.

I’ve been extremely focused over the last few months on building my writing business, working…