Taking one day off per week as a solo liveaboard content creator
Lauren has been deliberately taking one full day off work each week, and by the time of this video she had done it three Sundays in a row. On those days, only emergency boat jobs are allowed. No computer work, no editing photos even though she loves editing photos, and no content work. She will still film if they are diving, but nothing beyond what truly needs doing. She is proud of herself for it because she has never been good at taking time off for herself, and she finds that weekly reset essential for re-energizing and knowing what to do next.
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