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You weren’t designed for constant stress

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Machine-like behaviour is bad for your brain and body. However, an occasional short period of stress is quite healthy. You should be trying to build your days around ‘do’ and then ‘recover’. You need to slow down to become more productive. First broadcast on Oliver Burkeman Is Busy, 16 September 2016.

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