The O’Daily is OOO this week.

Spending time with family, in nature, making memories, recharging.

If you haven’t taken time off in a while, this is your reminder.

Time away is as powerful as grinding it out.

Just ask Olympic athletes about their rest days.

Or ask a founder about their energy, ideas, and clarity after time off.

Don’t Take My Word For It

Need inspiration? Here are my favorite quotes on the topic.

Software engineer David Clarke on priorities (via James Clear):

20 years from now, the only people who will remember that you worked late are your kids.

Alex Friedman, founder and investor, on why startups fail:

Idk who needs this but I’ve seen a few startups fail because of founder burn out. I haven’t seen any startups fail because a founder took a couple days off.

Adam Blitzer, Pardot co-founder & Datadog COO, on work load**:

There’s always more work to do. It will be here tomorrow. Time to go home.

**paraphrasing what he told us often at Pardot!

Extra Credit Reading

If you are in the zone, back from a recent break, or just a really big O’Daily fan…here’s 5 blogs to check out or re-read.

These picks are all about learning something fun. No work grind today!

• 6 Ways To Project Confidence Without Trying

• How To Turn Procrastination Into Your Superpower

• 7 Ways To Actually Say No

• 3 Strategies For Establishing Credibility — No Matter Who You Meet

• 5 Ways To Eat Healthy When You’re Building a Company

Are you OOO this week? If so, where?? What’s the most valuable break that you’ve ever taken? Do you have a favorite O’Daily blog? 😉

(P.S. I'll reply when I'm back!)