Yasmin Vantuykom: Newsletter #67

This Week on "Scrollaholics"...

There are seasons in work where everything seems to happen at once.

At Quyet, we are in one of those seasons.

We are preparing the launch of a new collection. That means materials, samples, colors, steel, felt, photoshoots, tiny decisions that suddenly feel very big, and the constant question: is this still true to what we want to bring into the world?

At the same time, sales continue. Conversations continue. Events continue. Evening keynotes, networking moments, meetings, follow-ups, people to see, rooms to speak in.

And then life continues too.

Two small children. School logistics. Hobbies. Birthday parties. Friend dinners. Family moments. Laundry. Groceries. The beautiful chaos of real life.

And somewhere in between, there is supposed to be rest.

But lately, I’ve noticed how easily weekends stop feeling like weekends.

Not because anything is wrong. Actually, often because many things are good. The business is moving. People are interested. Opportunities are opening. The children are growing. The calendar is full of life.

But full is still full.

And when every evening has something, and every weekend becomes a place to catch up, recover, prepare, celebrate, host, drive, answer, decide, your nervous system doesn’t really know the difference between work and “free time” anymore.

Episode 6 Season 2: “If I had one year to live, I would delete all apps.” — Servaas Bingé on the importance of real connection."

“Als ik nog een jaar te leve... Jan 26 · Scroll-A-Holics 36:32   ​

1. Create one real offline moment before the day starts

Not a perfect morning routine. Not a two-hour ritual. Just one moment where the phone is not the first thing that enters your mind.

A coffee without scrolling.
A shower without a podcast.
Breakfast where your phone stays in another room.

The way we start the day matters. When the first input is messages, news, emails or other people’s lives, we begin the day already outside ourselves.

Even five quiet minutes can change the tone.

2. Protect transitions, not just free time

I used to think rest had to be a big block in the calendar. A free Sunday. A quiet evening. A weekend without plans.

But in busy seasons, those moments are not always available.

So I’m learning to protect transitions instead.

The ten minutes between work and home.
The walk from the car to an event.
The moment before picking up the kids.
The pause before opening the laptop again.

These tiny in-between spaces are where your system can breathe. But only if you don’t fill every single one of them with your phone.

Sometimes peace is not found in a full day off.
Sometimes it starts with not scrolling in the elevator.

3. Make rest visible

This is what I love about physical rituals.

A phone put away.
A table set.
A candle lit.
A walk without headphones.
A Quyet in the middle of the room.

We need visible reminders of the life we say we want.

Yasmin