Spend five more minutes, go a layer deeper

At the I Quit Sugar office at the moment I’ve become a tedious boss. I’ve gotten an idea in my head and I’m banging on about it. Worse, I justify it by thinking to myself, “But I’m right!”.

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Photo of Sarah from Wellness with Willow. Photography by Elena Kalis.

I’ve been picking up on some frantic busy-ness. Too many things. Too many decisions made too quickly unsupported by enough mindful reflection. And so I’m walking around like a cockie repeating this mantra: “Spend five more minutes, go another layer deeper.”

Which is to say, pause, reflect, sit on a task or a decision or a blog post or a brainstorm for a bit longer.

And go in deeper. Discuss it a touch more. Throw it around, chew on it. And allow The Right Thing to percolate to the

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