Sorry – no fist pump. I just look a bit limp when I try them. I’m more a victory dance kinda-gal.

But this is a revolution I can sign up to, whole-heartedly.

No more meth/to-list binges.
Lunch breaks and walks on the beach.
A cup of tea watching the clouds before I get on the computer in the morning.

Hell yeah. That’s the kind of awesome I want more of in my life.
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@Katie – Your “walking” story made me laugh. Like the real out loud kind vs the LOL kind. And big woots to feeding your inner bits!

@Abby – I’m glad the timing was good for you! And I wish it weren’t so easy (for all of us) to take on too much.

@Sulwyn – First, sorry about the sick. I hope you’re feeling better. And second, sorry about the guilt that comes from resting. If it helps, you have complete and total permission to not be productive at all. And to rest as much and for as long as you need. Really.

@Cairene – Glad to have you in the revolution! One of the things I love about you is how you get time in such a different, deeper, way more helpful way. When I hear you talk about time, I feel like I’m able to connect to it as a rhythm. And find the groove that works for me. Which is way better than feeling pushed along by time. You rock!

@Sarah – The deserving stuff is hard, isn’t it? And you make a brilliant point about how that just adds to the cramming when we don’t feel like we deserve the awesome (that we so totally deserve). If it’s not annoying (and if it is, feel free to skip it), I just want to be a voice saying you deserve awesome! Lots and lots and lots of it!

@Ana – *fist pumps back!*

@Shawna – Totally welcome! *fist pump*

@Julia – Hell yeahs! Revolutions! Bike rides! Rawk.

@Wulfie – Great point. Being busy isn’t the same as doing your thing. In fact, I’m pretty sure that half the time busy wildly detracts from doing your thing. One more reason to opt for more playtime methinks.

@Rachael – Yay! The cool thing about this playtime revolution is that it really does seem to offer immediate gratification. Things almost always get way better right after even a few minutes of playtime.

@Julie – You saw the Ramones live? That is huge enough to make me want to scribble out a stream of yays in all caps. But I’ll restrain myself. I will add another fist pump to the mix though.

@Lisa – You added a booyah! I heart you.

@Josiane – I hear you. Sometimes I feel like I get less done in a day than other people do. And it feels crappy. I’m trying to use that as a clue that I’m believing the cramming nonsense again. Which, of course, is a chance for me to say eff cramming. And when I do, I don’t feel crappy anymore. I say a great big go you! for clearing out the busyness that isn’t gorgeous and doesn’t support you. That’s awesome in all kinds of ways and on all kinds of levels!

@Elizabeth – Rawk! (Maybe you can be the revolution’s official photographer?)

@Michelle – Oof. That’s a lot of hard there. The busyness can be overwhelming, can’t it? Especially when it doesn’t leave any time for the creative stuff. Sorry about the hard. And yeah, I vote for saying eff cramming.

@Dave – Nachos! Dude! I love what you said about getting less done when you cram. I really do think that cramming as a productivity tool is a big myth. It just doesn’t seem to shake out. Not in any sustainable way anyway. And right on about not having to cram being one of the great reasons for doing your own thing. Now pass the nachos!

@Suzanne – Totally. It does seem like the cramming thing is like an infection that parents get and kids get and everyone gets. Ew. Time for an eff cramming vaccination? Yes, please.

@Peggy – Go you! Thanks for spreading word of the revolution. That’s awesome! (Maybe we need t-shirts?)

@Jess – I’m glad the post had some goodies for you. And yeah, Charlie’s post is awesome. Charlie rocks a lot. He’s a productivity guy that doesn’t push the cramming thing. At all. He so gets it. Which is one of about 1000 reasons why he’s one of my favorite people ever and one of the smartest cats I know. I also love that Charlie talks about meaningful action. Which is pretty much the exact opposite of cramming.

@Nate – Hey, no worries. I’ll totally take a long stream of amens in support of eff cramming.

@Tracy – Exactly! It’s exactly like the dinner thing. Can you imagine spending hours cooking the most delicious meal ever and inviting everyone you lurve over and then pouring all kinds of ick and ack and gunk and junk all over the table? Oof. I think making space is so so so important.

@Chris – I’m happy to say that joining the revolution effectively cut burned out off at the pass. Woot! (And biggie sized bonus points for working I Wanna Be Sedated into this discussion!)

@Floreta – I’m with you 100%. I keep reminding myself that playtime is not a luxury. It’s not some pointless indulgence. It’s vital. Just like eating and breathing and sleeping. Playtime totally feeds the gorgeous!

Thanks for all of the fabulous comments and notes of much smartness. This is something we’ll be revisiting a lot, I think.

In the meantime… ¡Viva la Revolución!

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You Are Not A Robot!
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Much gratitude and appreciation for your rocking-space-creating-have-some-fun-in-life post, Fabeku!