This was such a human episode, and I really needed it against all of the ai, growth and other bs background noise. Can’t wait to hear from you when you come back!
It sounds like you might score really high on the Openness trait in the Big Five personality test — just like me. People with high Openness need constant change, and long-term projects can feel draining. I know this feeling well, as routine tends to destroy me.
What truly helped me were silent retreats — spending a full week in silence.
Through these retreats, I’ve:
Discovered who I am beyond the constant mental chatter.
Learned to make peace with my restless "monkey mind."
Accepted myself fully, including my need for change.
Are you into any practices like:
Meditation?
Self-inquiry?
Silent retreats?
Breathwork?
These practices have been life-changing for me, helping me embrace and thrive with my high Openness.
Would love to hear if any of this resonates with you!
Thank you so much for recording this conversation and sharing it. Listening to this was profoundly helpful for me because I find myself in an almost identical situation with my own small company.
I already came to similar conclusions that you touched on in your conversation with Jason, starting with needing to take an extended break from the whole thing to let the chaos settle and reset my perspective but knowing that I am not alone in feeling this way and there is at least one other person who is having what seems to be the exact same experience provided me with a degree of comfort and reassurance that I will be able to find a way to enjoy work again.
This was such a human episode, and I really needed it against all of the ai, growth and other bs background noise. Can’t wait to hear from you when you come back!
It sounds like you might score really high on the Openness trait in the Big Five personality test — just like me. People with high Openness need constant change, and long-term projects can feel draining. I know this feeling well, as routine tends to destroy me.
What truly helped me were silent retreats — spending a full week in silence.
Through these retreats, I’ve:
Discovered who I am beyond the constant mental chatter.
Learned to make peace with my restless "monkey mind."
Accepted myself fully, including my need for change.
Are you into any practices like:
Meditation?
Self-inquiry?
Silent retreats?
Breathwork?
These practices have been life-changing for me, helping me embrace and thrive with my high Openness.
Would love to hear if any of this resonates with you!
@Adam Egger - Great on the *Silent Retreats*.
I had a very high intensity Project I worked on one time, it was couple of months.
By the time I was done - I just needed to decompress or whatever I needed my Brain to just let go of all the info.
It was my intro to Silent Retreats and never looked back. They are very healing this way!
The "Restless Monkey Mind" is real!
This is a good convo @Jonathan - and I think will be very helpful for other Biz owners.
Its affirmed for me what I know I needed to do - might not be 6 weeks, but I need a mental step away Break at this point I realize.
Thank you so much for recording this conversation and sharing it. Listening to this was profoundly helpful for me because I find myself in an almost identical situation with my own small company.
I already came to similar conclusions that you touched on in your conversation with Jason, starting with needing to take an extended break from the whole thing to let the chaos settle and reset my perspective but knowing that I am not alone in feeling this way and there is at least one other person who is having what seems to be the exact same experience provided me with a degree of comfort and reassurance that I will be able to find a way to enjoy work again.
Thank you soooo much for sharing!
This feels like I am listening to my internal monologue 😂
Starting things compulsively, ah such a dopamine rush.
I love it!
I don't really care if they grow or not.
Just want to make them.
The moment I'm done with the v1, I feel I'm ready to move on and never look at it again.