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Arts & Ideas

Resting And Rushing

Arts & Ideas

BBC

Society & Culture

4.2598 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Should we take more breaks at during the working day? Claudia Hammond, Matthew Smith, Sarah Cook and Ayesha Nathoo discuss the art of rest and concentration with Anne McElvoy.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:23.3

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0:28.9

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0:33.0

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0:37.0

Hello, and thanks for taking the time to download this episode of the BBC Arts and Ideas podcast.

0:43.2

Now just relax with us and breathe mindfully, as presently we'll explore some coping strategies for living in our hectic world.

0:51.9

But while you're getting comfortable, a short message about something

0:55.0

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1:01.0

from BBC Radio 3. It's a 30-part series in which we're throwing open the collection at MoMA,

1:07.2

the Museum of Modern Art in New York, to some of the sharpest creative minds of our time.

1:13.0

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1:20.6

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1:28.3

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1:33.9

Hello, today we take a moment to explore the rush and the challenge of rest in our busy lives.

1:40.2

We take a stroll around an exhibition at Somerset House in London,

1:43.6

examining artistic responses to the 24-7 existence.

1:47.9

A new book, The Art of Rest, might help us find solace,

1:51.2

before we concentrate on the ubiquitous stimulant Ritalin

1:54.7

and a meditation on how mindfulness and secular relaxation techniques

1:59.4

have entered the medical mainstream.

2:02.6

Sarah Cook, Matthew Smith, Aisha Nathu, Claudia Hammond, all around the table, I'd love to know how you all relax.

2:09.9

Do you find it a challenge to fit it in? Sarah.

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