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Title Statement | Radical rest: get more done by doing less / Richard Lister. |
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Author | Lister, Richard |
Publication | London: Hardie Grant Books,2021. |
Extent of Item | 175 pages |
ISBN | 9781784883775 (pbk.) 1784883778 (pbk.) |
Other Number | 4019231 |
General Notes | "Small steps big change" -- Cover. Includes index. |
Contents | Introduction -- 01 What Is Rest & Why Is It Radical? -- A self-care resource -- Radical rest is not sleep -- Be revolutionary: rest -- Quiz: how to tell if you need to rest -- 02 The Science Of Rest -- Why is rest so hard to come by? -- Maslow's hierarchy of needs -- Neuroscience for the win -- Societal hypnosis -- Inflammation -- Antioxidants -- 03 Resting To Reset -- Understanding your body -- How to rest -- Rest your body -- Rest your mind -- 04 Resting To Repair -- Taking a break -- Eating -- Hydro-homies -- Recovering from sleep loss -- 05 Resting to renew -- Inside & out -- I like to move it, move it -- Get your freak on -- The power of napping -- Society's darling -- 06 Resting for resilience. Decoding your body -- Ice, ice baby -- Understanding your chronotype -- Conclusion: start your rest revolution. |
Summary | We live in a hectic world that demands us to always be 'on'. Whether it is pressure at work, or families to look after, rest is almost always an afterthought. We've been led to believe that rest, or the notion of rest, is quite the indulgence. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Stress tolerance (Psychology) |
Resilience (Personality trait) | |
Nature, Healing power of | |
Rest |