Welcome to Darren Daily on demand, your most trusted resource to help you become better every day.

Here's your success mentor Darren Hardy.

All right, listen up, you dog and goal crushing and high octane high achievers. This morning I'm going to reveal, again, the most surprising tip to high productivity and superior performance.

This is something that I also discuss inside insane productivity,

but it seems to be so easily forgotten or neglected by us adrenaline adrenaline, adventure junkies,

so we need to revisit and remind ourselves.

The unsung hero of productivity and performance

is rest, stopping, to recover, refuel, and revitalize.

Now, for the newly indoctrinated, I can hear you saying,

but Darren, are you out of your mind?

How can I make progress and be more productive if I'm resting?

That is exactly what Ray Hoggston said when he first heard this action step inside insane productivity.

Ray is a fiercely ambitious entrepreneur.

Ray spent every waking hour laboring, determined to transform his innovative tech startup

into a global empire.

But as months turned into years,

Ray's relentless pursuit of success

began to take its toll on his health,

his relationships, and his overall well-being.

Tired, burned out, and frustrated, he finally decided that he'd the advice that he had received

months earlier from going through insane. Finally, the idea of balancing his relentless

drive with moments of recovery resonated with him.

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