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

It's the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello, my fellow suffering beings, how are we doing? I shouldn't have to make this argument, but here goes. If you want to be more productive, you need more rest.

The reason I shouldn't have to make this argument is that you shouldn't need me or anybody to give you permission to rest, but that's what happens when you live in an optimization and productivity-obsessed culture where many of us wear our busyness as a badge of honor. I'm not being judgmental here. I'm I occasionally can be one of those people. But anyway. What I said at the beginning is true.

In order for your brain to function at its best, you really do need to give it breaks. Rest can lower your blood pressure and your heart rate and boost your concentration and resilience. So you can choose your motivation for rest because you want to boost your productivity or because you just plain deserve it as a human being. Anyway, both are true. So today we're going to talk about how to get over your guilt and weave more rest into your day.

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