Why You Need More Rest with Claudia Hammond #95

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 11.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Warning: some people might find this podcast seriously restful. If that sounds appealing, it should do, because rest is something we all need to prioritise. So says this week’s guest, Claudia Hammond, who argues that being busy isn’t a badge of honour – and taking time out is definitely not lazy. We examine the science behind our struggles to relax and she shares some brilliant insights on our attitudes to downtime, the top 10 activities most likely to help us switch off, and what the benefits are for our health, wellbeing and productivity. If you need a reminder of why rest is so important – and permission to do it, without feeling guilty – this is it. So put your feet up (or head out for a walk, if you find that more restful), and listen in. Show notes available at https://drchatterjee/95 Follow me on instagram.com/drchatterjee/ Follow me on facebook.com/DrChatterjee/ Follow me on twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

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0:00.0	And I think we want to seem busy as well. And so I think, you know, the time use researcher
0:03.9	Jonathan Gershouni at Oxford has said that business has become a badge of honour in a way. And I think
0:08.5	that's true. So if someone says to me, how are you, I'll say, oh, I'm really busy. You know,
0:12.6	that's her housework and I'll say, oh, it's if I'm really busy, I must be quite important and quite in demand.
0:23.6	And it's interesting that if you think back to, I don't know, say in the 19th century, gentlemen of leisure, as they were gentlemen then, the rich ones, they would be showing off that they could, you know, go to the country and do nothing at all.
0:35.4	And now, if you look, say, on Instagram at the richest,
0:39.2	most famous celebrities in the world, a lot of what they're doing is being busy.
0:43.3	I mean, they're showing you all the things they're doing. They're not just lying around
0:46.8	doing nothing at all. Their status is partly about being busy. So now, success looks different
0:52.4	now from how it did. I think success now looks like
0:54.8	busyness. Hi, my name is Rangan Chatschi, GP, television presenter and author of the bestselling
1:02.1	books, The Stress Solution and the Four Pillar Plan. I believe that all of us have the ability
1:07.3	to feel better than we currently do, but getting healthy has become far too
1:11.7	complicated. With this podcast, I aim to simplify it. I'm going to be having conversations with some of the
1:18.1	most interesting and exciting people, both within as well as outside the health space,
1:23.0	to hopefully inspire you, as well as empower you with simple tips that you can put into practice
1:28.3	immediately to transform the way that you feel. I believe that when we are healthier, we are happier
1:34.3	because when we feel better, we live more. Hello and welcome back to episode 95 of my feel better live more podcast. My name is Rangan Chatterjee and I am your host.
1:50.1	Now today's conversation is all about rest. When was the last time you did something restful?
1:56.5	Something that allowed you to take a break, switch off from the daily grind, forget your worries,
2:02.4	and truly feel relaxed. If you're struggling to remember, you're not alone. My guest on this
2:08.7	week's podcast is Claudia Hammond, an award-winning broadcaster, psychology lecturer, and author of
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