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alisarae's review against another edition
5.0
The Nap Ministry first caught my attention on Twitter: Tricia Hersey's voice always came across as wise, piercing, grounded and original - standout characteristics when given a backdrop of iterative rage-chatter. I definitely wanted to hear more of what this woman was preaching, and I was so excited when she announced her book was being published.
While reading this manifesto, a few things became clearer in my mind:
1. Grind culture is new, human beings are ancient. And we are forget how things were before the lethal combo of slavery and capitalism defined our culture. How we are living now is not how we are supposed to, or have "always" lived.
2. Rest "is never given voluntarily by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed," (MLK). Demands that govt or companies need to grant people more time off, wellness education, mental health days etc is not the correct route to fight for: taking rest starts now independent of what anyone else gives you.
3. Rest is not to "recharge" so you can go back to working and seving others. This is a grind culture mindset. Rest is your divine right, period. This fundamentally shifted my concept of Jesus praying alone in the mornings...
4. Rest is not just naps and vacation. It can be daydreaming, a moment to yourself staring out the window, getting offline, any sort of leisure, closing your eyes, breath work, not responding immediately to a message, decolonizing your mind.
Really valuable words here... lately I was able to say no to several freelance jobs and I have noticed how much my body protests when I stay too late at work. I also want to get deeper into a rest and listening practice, hopefully one day I can sound wise and grounded too.
While reading this manifesto, a few things became clearer in my mind:
1. Grind culture is new, human beings are ancient. And we are forget how things were before the lethal combo of slavery and capitalism defined our culture. How we are living now is not how we are supposed to, or have "always" lived.
2. Rest "is never given voluntarily by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed," (MLK). Demands that govt or companies need to grant people more time off, wellness education, mental health days etc is not the correct route to fight for: taking rest starts now independent of what anyone else gives you.
3. Rest is not to "recharge" so you can go back to working and seving others. This is a grind culture mindset. Rest is your divine right, period. This fundamentally shifted my concept of Jesus praying alone in the mornings...
4. Rest is not just naps and vacation. It can be daydreaming, a moment to yourself staring out the window, getting offline, any sort of leisure, closing your eyes, breath work, not responding immediately to a message, decolonizing your mind.
Really valuable words here... lately I was able to say no to several freelance jobs and I have noticed how much my body protests when I stay too late at work. I also want to get deeper into a rest and listening practice, hopefully one day I can sound wise and grounded too.
zoeyzebra's review against another edition
challenging
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hopeful
informative
inspiring
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fast-paced
4.25
agranados's review against another edition
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medium-paced
4.75
shantemarie's review against another edition
5.0
Fuck grind culture- we are not machines and do not need to earn rest. Thank you Tricia for this beautiful piece.
hazeld's review against another edition
informative
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4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation
judeisapriest's review against another edition
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4.0