Health · FORTUNE
Fortune #46
Caution
When illness makes work difficult, hand over essentials and rest as your condition requires. Severe or worrying symptoms deserve appropriate care.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“ยิ่งเจ็บป่วยรุนแรงมากเท่าไหร่ การต่อสู้ก็ยิ่งสำคัญมากขึ้นเท่านั้น โดยคุณต้องระดมทรัพยากรทั้งหมดที่มี ไม่ว่าจะเป็นด้านจิตวิญญาณ อารมณ์ สติปัญญา และร่างกาย”
— นอร์แมน คัสซินส์
นักเขียนและบรรณาธิการชาวอเมริกัน ผู้สนใจความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างใจและสุขภาพ
- Person
- Norman Cousins
- Source work
- Quotes / Anatomy of an Illness (1979)
- Source text
- The more serious the illness, the more important it is for you to fight back, mobilizing all your resources — spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physical.
STORY & REFLECTION
Handing over work while ill
Guidance-based illustration · Handing over work while ill
Illustrative scene: Someone keeps answering every message while ill, leaving no time to rest and no clear owner for urgent work.
They send a concise handover for essential tasks, make room to rest, and seek care as symptoms warrant instead of carrying every job.
The NIA suggests noting when symptoms began, their frequency, whether they changed, and how they affect daily life. A medicine list also helps the visit. Preparing a short note before an appointment can keep an important concern from being forgotten during a brief conversation.
A clear handover supports both the work and the person who is ill.
Reflection
Rest and support can protect you and others.
A small action today
Hand over necessary work and seek care as symptoms warrant.
A question to reflect on
Which task must be handed over so you can rest?