Should I Press Pause? | Monday Advice

0:00I'm not recording this from my normal studio in Washington, D.C.

0:03I'm actually in Asheville, North Carolina.

0:06I'm staying here in a mountain lodge where F.

0:09Scott Fitzgerald supposedly wrote part of The Great Gatsby.

0:13Now for those who are interested, here's what it looks like.

0:16I'm here to finish edits on my next book and to visit with some writer friends to help figure out our future in the publishing industry.

0:24Now there's a name for this strategy.

0:27I pressed pause on the busyness of my normal life to find space to think deeply about what comes next.

0:34I actually do this on a regular basis.

0:36It's something that has been immensely important in my life.

0:41So here's the key questions you might be asking.

0:44Is this something that you should be thinking about doing?

0:47And if so, how is it possible to press pause if you don't actually have the ability at the moment to just drop everything and escape to the mountains?

0:57Well, it's Monday, which means it's time for an advice episode of this show, which makes this the perfect opportunity to go seek some answers.