High ROI habit: Resting well

Last year I wrote that I wished I knew how to rest well.

I don’t know. I think until a time when I can get my finances back to health, I might never feel like I have enough to be worthy of a break.

One year later, finances are back to green. I had been doing self-care and rest for past four months. In fact, I’ve been doing this since June last year. And had great results leading up to December until a long trip to Japan broke the momentum. The high ROI habit is dialled in now as a skill for sure.

BUT somehow, when things rolled into 2026, it stopped working. After four months, I’m still burned out.

Maybe sometimes. consistency and habit alone is not enough.

Or maybe it’s the opposite. Exactly because it’s working—and it’s working its way down—all the deep fatigue that I held inside my body is now being released.

How does one tell?