Rituals of rest and contemplation are woven into many religious traditions around the world.
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Researchers suggest it is important to build daily habits that support mental well-being and seek care when necessary.
Studies show rest days are important for helping our body recover and adapt in many ways.
Pilots are often overtired, making them prone to errors. Some countries let them sleep on the job – under strict rules. Pilots love the idea, but consumers are wary, for now.
A long weekend approaches. Here’s how to make it feel like a vacation, and return to work feeling fully recharged.
The benefits of naps are similar to those experienced after consuming caffeine, but without the side effects of caffeine dependence and possibly disrupted sleep at night time.
It is worth remembering that sleep ‘crises’ are far from new.
Life is messy – and it’s time we accepted that.
Rest is an elusive concept, but new research will hopefully nail it down
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
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Professor of Work and Organisation, University of Nottingham
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Director of Hubbub (The Hub at Wellcome Collection) and Reader, Durham University
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Associate lecturer, University of Sussex
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Head of Sport Science, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Guelph
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Professor of Sociology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
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Professor of Human Factors, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Assistant Professor of Graduate Studies, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Lecturer in Religious Studies, Brandeis University
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Professor of the Psychology of Religion and Theology, Boston University
