The underrated value of rest
Most high achievers are unknowingly sabotaging their success by treating rest like a weakness instead of the secret weapon it actually is—and the science behind why might shock you.
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Lachlan Brown is a Co-Publisher of Silicon Canals and helps set editorial direction across Technology and Power, Work and Digital Life, and Relationships and Society. His background includes a Diploma of Psychological Studies and a decade of building and operating online businesses.
Most high achievers are unknowingly sabotaging their success by treating rest like a weakness instead of the secret weapon it actually is—and the science behind why might shock you.
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