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cover of episode If You Want To Be More Productive, You Need More Rest. Here’s How To Get It. | Claudia Hammond

If You Want To Be More Productive, You Need More Rest. Here’s How To Get It. | Claudia Hammond

2025/6/11
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Dan Harris: 我认为，为了提高效率，你需要更多的休息。我们生活在一个痴迷于效率和生产力的文化中，以至于休息都需要被允许。休息可以降低血压和心率，提高注意力和恢复力。今天我们将讨论如何克服内疚感，并将更多的休息融入到你的一天中。 Claudia Hammond: 我认为忙碌已经成为一种地位的象征，一种表明自己有多么重要的手段。过去，有闲阶级会炫耀他们的空闲时间，但现在情况已经改变。忙碌已经成为成功的象征，人们不喜欢承认自己无所事事。即使在社交媒体上，名人也常常展示他们的工作状态，仿佛忙碌是成功的象征。

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This chapter explores the societal pressure to be busy and its impact on our lives. It discusses the historical shift in valuing busyness as a status symbol and the importance of recognizing the need for rest.
  • Busyness is often seen as a badge of honor, a proxy for success.
  • Historical perspective reveals a shift from valuing leisure time to valuing busyness.
  • The importance of sleep and rest for brain function and overall well-being is emphasized.

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A roadmap for a more balanced life. Claudia Hammond) is an award-winning broadcaster, author, and psychology lecturer. In her work she shares the ways that psychological and medical research can help us in our everyday lives, whether through radio, TV, podcasts, public events or books.  This episode is part of our ongoing Get Fit Sanely series.    In this episode we talk about:

How to define rest The health risks of fatigue  Why your rest is more effective if you don’t feel guilty about it Why watching TV is so restful (in moderation)  Why taking breaks shouldn’t be considered a reward  How to create your own personal prescription for rest Why a "resting state" for the brain is actually quite active The restful act of daydreaming (when it doesn’t lead to ruminating)  Heat therapies for reduced cortisol levels Why some forms of movement and exercise can be restful The #1 most restful activity based on her research And practical advice for incorporating more rest into your busy life

  Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai), customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.)

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  • G)et Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist) Neuroaesthetics: How Art Can Improve and Extend Your Life | Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen)

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  • The Art of Rest)
  • Th)e Keys to Kindness)
  • Healthcheck)
  • All in the Mind)

 

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