I have always heard that you need to give yourself a long time to unplug when you do a sabbatical. I unplugged so fast I was a little concerned that I was losing brain capacity.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We're plugged in 24 hours a day now. We're all part of one big machine, whether we are conscious of that or not. And if we can't unplug from that machine, eventually we're going to become mindless.
When I'm working on a novel, I generally do write every day, but in between those marathons, I take breaks. My brain needs time to recharge.
I find it refreshing to unplug from it for a while. You kind of forget how deeply you get embedded in it.
On vacation, I totally unplug. I don't bring a laptop with me.
During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.
Aeroplane journeys give me quiet time to read and sleep; it's like being unplugged from the earth.
I've gone seventy-nine hours without sleep, creating. When that flow is going, it's almost like a high. You don't want it to stop. You don't want to go to sleep for fear of missing something.
I adapt to things quickly, including good things, which I wish I could shut off sometimes.
The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.
I am on sabbatical as of right now, been too busy to think of about my OWN needs as of late.