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Updated April 8, 2024
Slow your roll — and the pace of modern life — with built-in downtime. It can counteract information overload and help you manage stress.
Unstructured time may feel unproductive, and that’s the point. Mental downtime is good for you, helping to ease stress and support well-being. Among 909 Finnish teachers, average age 51, relaxing and mentally detaching from work during nonwork hours was linked to higher well-being, according to a 2019 report in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. When practicing new skills, periods of rest can also help you remember and consolidate what you learned, according to a study of 25 young adults published in 2019 in Current Biology.
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