You can rest a lot in an hour or have a whole day and not do it properly. One way I get a quality recharge is to connect with nature. To experience something that's bigger than me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think recharging is important, absolutely. Every now and then, you need maybe a couple of weeks to just chill out and let your emotions balance themselves out a little bit.
Everyone is always telling me that I must be exhausted, but I've learned how to use my time well, and that includes holidays to recharge. I always try to give myself big chunks of time to think about what the next project is going to be.
I need to recharge creatively, and get off the clock of having to be somewhere just because, and having to keep juggling all these things.
At least once a week, I try to have one day where I have nothing planned so I can get up and just go back to bed and lay around and recharge my batteries.
You need a balance in life. You just cannot be all the time on an adrenalin peak. You need to recharge.
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 put a charge into a lot of balls. Still can.
It's not how many hours you put in with a client or on a project. It's the quantity and quality of your energy - your focus and force - that determine whether that time is valuable.
Coming back to theatre is something I'm keen to do for the rest of my life. It recharges my batteries, so to speak.
If I don't get eight hours, I can't function, so I'm a great believer in power naps.