⏸️ Boost Productivity by Working Less: Lessons from "Rest"

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If you want to get more done while working less, you should check out the book Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang.

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Rest taught me that rest is something active and deliberate.

"Deliberate rest is not a negative space defined by the absence of work or something that we hope to get sometime." –Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

⏰ My day now starts with early deep work (6am). In the afternoon I do activities like walking and napping.

Last week I had the following routine:

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