Mental Health Day

The US team at Secfi had the day off for Indigenous People’s Day/Mental Health Day. Unfortunately only a fraction of workers I know had the day off - I’m hoping to see that change in the future as we prioritize worker health and happiness.

I took full advantage of the day to hang out with my 10 year old half sister. We had a great day going to Scandia which is a small family fun center with go-karts and an arcade which is what my sister loves doing. It was well worth the hour drive to Santa Rosa.

There was a long list of things that I wanted to get done over the weekend which included tasks such as rebalancing my portfolio and catching up some reading. I made a big dent on that list Saturday morning but personal things caught up and I unfortunately didn’t get to where I wanted to be going into this work week. I thought about cutting my day with my sister short to get back to catch up on my list, but then remembered the spirit of this day off.

It was a good reminder that while productivity is generally a good thing, there are often times more important things in life like spending quality time with my young sister. My to-do list can wait another week, but days like today are worth much more than checks on my list.