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Hi,
Welcome to With Less - a weekly newsletter dedicated to helping legal creatively do more with less.
I’d like to share this interesting article from The Atlantic on the crisis of availability. The thesis is that the recent technologies and social pressures have made us all constantly available, more so than before, to the point it has become very unhealthy for our mental state.
Speaking from personal experience, it’s difficult at first to change. But the benefits are there and not always being available or on has helped my mental health.
Despite that it can be hard at times, I’d encourage everyone to push back against constant availability. This could be not always answering the phone or responding to Slack messages as they come in, leaving a few emails unread until you finished the task you’re working on or to your scheduled email time, or turning your phone off when you go for a walk or spend time with your kids.
It's okay to delay.
Have a great rest of the week,
Marty
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