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Rest
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
In Rest, Dr. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang challenges the modern obsession with overwork by demonstrating that rest is not a passive luxury, but a vital partner to productivity. Drawing on neuroscience, history, and the habits of world-class achievers, the book argues that we can do more by working less. Pang reveals how intentional practices like long walks, naps, and deep play are essential for sustaining long-term creativity and peak performance.
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- Reading time
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- File size
- 0.4 MB
- Published
- 10/31/2016
- ISBN
- 9780465096596
- Formats
- EPUB
In Rest, Dr. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang challenges the modern obsession with overwork by demonstrating that rest is not a passive luxury, but a vital partner to productivity. Drawing on neuroscience, history, and the habits of world-class achievers, the book argues that we can do more by working less. Pang reveals how intentional practices like long walks, naps, and deep play are essential for sustaining long-term creativity and peak performance.
What you'll take away
- Understand that rest and work are complementary partners, not polar opposites.
- Learn why active rest, such as strenuous exercise, can be more restorative than passive leisure.
- Discover how the brain continues to solve complex problems during periods of 'zoning out' and sleep.
- Adopt the routines of history's most creative minds to improve focus and output.
- Develop rest as a deliberate skill to protect against burnout and cognitive decline.
- Shift your mindset from seeing rest as a tax on time to viewing it as an investment in creativity.
