I recently listened to a podcast between Dylan Bowman and Yassine Diboun—two ultrarunners that I respect and draw inspiration from—and they recalled a 100-mile race they participated in years ago. They both laughed as they talked about how a few of the frontrunners, themselves included, were saying mid-race that they’d never do another 100 again.

Sure, it's ok to mindlessly unplug every once in a while to refresh our brains. And a little mental junk food is alright when it's not cutting into priorities.

But where do we draw the line, and what is the tradeoff?

That’s just how sacred time ought to be. Amazing, yet fleeting.

I recently finished reading Atomic Habits by James Clear, and it has me dissecting my habits and how they complement or detract from my use of my sacred time. What habits are good and that I can build upon, and which are squandering the time that I work so hard to carve out for myself?