Spending intentional time in 1st gear is the key to recharging. It is the gear needed at the start of the day and the end of the day. The authors believe that adding the proper recharge patterns into your life restores the appropriate balance in a hectic life, not to mention providing physical health and peace in a leader's life. If you want to become a leader worth following, then rest and recharging should be a daily and weekly priority, not a one-time occasion. You know you have an unhealthy 1st gear if escapism from reality is your norm and also if you rely on a very small number of relationships without connecting to the broader world. To get a healthy 1st gear you have to trade up your time to the most healthy activity as it relates to both relationship and your recharge.