Clearly one of the most useful posts I read on LW in 2019. I’m constantly using this distinction in my thinking about how I want to spend my time, and it’s helped a lot.
Elizabeth calls them Slug Days (or at least, I think it’s the same concept? you could ask her) on the logic that she feels like oozing around like a slug instead of being a person
I actually find zombie days resonate more than slug days (zombie captures the “I can’t think” thing), but do think either of them is an improvement over status quo. (My review of this post was definitely going to be “good concept. needs a better name.”)
Clearly one of the most useful posts I read on LW in 2019. I’m constantly using this distinction in my thinking about how I want to spend my time, and it’s helped a lot.
If this gets published in some way, it might be worth changing the name of these concepts. I think I did a bad job in naming them.
Some suggestions for “Recovery Days” = Zombie Days, Junk Days, Tired Days
I think “Rest Days” is a good name for this concept, and I’d prefer keeping it.
Elizabeth calls them Slug Days (or at least, I think it’s the same concept? you could ask her) on the logic that she feels like oozing around like a slug instead of being a person
I actually find zombie days resonate more than slug days (zombie captures the “I can’t think” thing), but do think either of them is an improvement over status quo. (My review of this post was definitely going to be “good concept. needs a better name.”)
aww i like this :)
+1 for Slug Days instead of Recovery Days
Rest Days strikes me as the better of the two, resonates with me on those days. Also fits with Nate’s “Rest in Motion” idea.
I like zombie days. On Rest Days I’m very alive with strong preferences that I act out, on zombie days I can often barely answer questions.