Forced Break to Intentional Living

Story #1: How Lila used her break to confront her lifelong ADHD

Hello,

Part of why I started this was to tell Breaking Good stories - stories of people who have used a break to reset or redefine themselves, their expectations and their approach to both life and career.

Lila Krishna

reached out to me on reading a post here and she had an archetypal story. I want to thank her for sharing her story and for being the first one off the gate.

Lila is a writer herself (she’s written a draft of a historical fiction novel set in era of Indian independence movement!), a programmer and a tinkerer. She was kind enough to write long, structured thoughts to me, so I’ve quoted her a lot.

You can find her on Twitter and Instagram. She shares fascinating stories from Indian freedom movement in her substack

The India House List

and updates on her journey writing her novel - India House.

I was recently asked if I wanted everyone to quit work, given how much I’ve been talking about "breaking good." To be clear, I don’t.

Breaking Good

isn’t about throwing your career away and becoming a hermit (it does sound tempti…