Well hello there.
I'm just back from Newquay having shown the world that even fat labradors like me can mount a surfboard - in the water too.
I love Easter weekend at home. I try to do as little as possible as London is always quiet and I can potter away - if my family lets me... (Storm Dave is heading for the bank holiday, however.) I will be cooking, working out and reading.
Actually that's a lie. I will be playing Warhammer with my eldest and wrestling with my youngest, somehow trying to get some time to myself to do the above.
If you're reading this on a Thursday evening wondering whether to squeeze in one more email or task before the weekend, may I suggest you slap yourself around the face and get to the pub.
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Easter is the only long weekend in the British calendar that lands at the right time, even though it moves every year.
Christmas is recovery from the exhaustion of Q4. Half term breaks are far too frequent and are only restful for children. The two May bank holidays are always booked up in advance.
But Easter is a proper long weekend.
And you need it. The research on executive rest keeps getting harder to ignore.
Mayo Clinic data shows that more than half of senior professionals now exhibit clinical burnout symptoms, and the companies they lead underperform their industry benchmarks by nearly a fifth during those periods.
Burnout is bad for business. And it's contagious if you allow it to be. Teams led by burned-out managers show 21% lower profitability and 59% higher turnover.
So rest is not just for the workshy. It is in fact for the super productive.
If you ever felt guilt for taking time off, you need to stop that. That guilt is hurting your chances of growth.
Research from Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre, drawing on more than 15 million employee surveys across 1,600 companies, found that the highest-wellbeing organisations consistently generated stronger returns on assets and outperformed the S&P 500 by 20 per cent over two years.
Rest should not be a reward for finishing your to-do list. It is an input that determines the quality of every decision you make when you come back.
So delete your social apps. Switch off your email if you dare. Take a break from the phone for a few days and be a gadgetless human.
Some of your best thinking happens when you go for a walk, mow the lawn or do jobs with your hands.
Tonight, I am tying a new fishing reel together and couldn't be more excited about it. Party time.
Yes, you also have The Executive Summary's permission to switch off.
Go and recharge yourself.
Now go away. Enjoy the break. See you next week.
Dan