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Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

How Reading Emerged as the Most Effective Way for Restorative Rest with Claudia Hammond

Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

Jim Kwik, Your Brain Coach, Founder www.KwikLearning.com

Education, Brain, Memory, Jimkwik, Productivity, Business, Kwikbrain

4.75.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

How important is rest to your productivity, well-being, and overall health?

The statistics on stress and fatigue are startling. In the UK, half a million people suffer from work-related stress. In the US, 13% of workplace injuries occur due to fatigue. More than a quarter of the population has fallen asleep at work, and even more worrying, 16% while driving. It’s clear people are experiencing a rest crisis. But what can we do about it?

Today’s guest challenges the idea that rest and productivity are at odds. Claudia Hammond an award-winning broadcaster, psychology lecturer, and host of several podcasts and radio shows. She’s also the bestselling of authors of several books, including The Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in the Modern Age.

Many people associate rest with sleep, but those two things are very different. Rest encompasses the activities that allow you to feel restored and refreshed, and those small breaks are vital to helping you destress. Listen in as Claudia shares the eye-opening results of the largest global study on rest and how you can incorporate time into your day to enjoy some peace.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Quick Brain, bite-size brain hacks for busy people who want to learn faster and achieve more.

0:06.0

I'm your coach, Jim Quick.

0:08.0

Free.

0:09.0

You're mine.

0:10.0

Let's imagine if we could access 100% of our brain's capacity.

0:15.0

I wasn't high, wasn't wired, just clear.

0:18.0

I knew what I needed to do and how to do it. I know Kung Fu.

0:23.3

Show me.

0:25.4

Welcome back, Quick Brains. I am your host and your brain coach Jim Quick. When we think about

0:30.6

rest, we immediately think about sleep, which is a subject we've covered many times in this podcast,

0:37.4

but it's not necessarily the same.

0:39.4

Our guest today, Claudia Hammond, is here to share a simple yet somewhat counterintuitive message.

0:46.8

It's time to take rest very seriously.

0:49.6

Claudia is an award-winning broadcaster, multiple author, a psychology lecturer. She is the host of

0:56.3

All In The Mind on BBC Radio, which covers psychology, neuroscience, and mental health,

1:03.4

and also hosts the weekly global health show Health Check on BBC World Service. In her book

1:09.7

that we're going to be talking about today,

1:11.5

The Art of Rest, and I'm holding this for those

1:14.5

who are watching the extended version on YouTube,

1:17.0

you could join us there with 1.6 million subscribers.

1:20.7

She challenges our culture's obsession

1:22.9

with being constantly productive, right?

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