Chronically Automated - Episode #13 Why High Performers Secretly Suck at Resting, and What It’s Costing You

This episode got personal, fast. Anthony and I peeled back the layers on something most high-performing entrepreneurs won’t admit out loud: how deeply uncomfortable it feels to rest when you're wired to go full throttle.

We started by joking about how he recorded our last episode from a literal closet while on vacation. Funny, yes, but also a perfect lead-in to a bigger point: even when we say we’re “taking a break,” we’re often just shifting our hustle to a different room. Because rest, real rest, feels like rebellion when you're used to building nonstop.

We talked about the guilt, the discomfort, the narratives that say rest equals laziness, and how that mindset is not only wrong, it’s dangerous. Especially for entrepreneurs navigating autoimmune conditions, chronic illness, or neurodivergence. If you can’t shut your brain off, you’re not really resting. And if you're not resting, you’re not recovering. Period.

Anthony shared something powerful: after seven full days of intentional rest, his MS symptoms actually improved. That’s not a luxury, that’s data. And that data should change how we approach performance and health. Meanwhile, I broke down how and why I build structured breaks into my day,  not just because I need to, but because when I don’t, I crash. Hard.

We also dug into sprint cycles, Pomodoro timing, and why real productivity isn’t about how many hours you push, it’s about how strategically you recover. This is especially true if you want longevity in business, not just flash-in-the-pan success.

If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll rest when you’ve “earned it,” I want you to stop and listen to this episode. Entrepreneurs who want to sit at the A table,  who want to build something real and sustainable, need to stop equating output with value.

You don’t need to collapse to justify a break. And rest doesn’t make you weak. It makes you ready.

This episode is your permission slip to stop pushing through when your body and your business are begging you to pause. Take the damn break. And do it like your growth depends on it, because it does.