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Jan 2024
34m 31s

How to Keep Time: How to Rest

THE ATLANTIC
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Between making time for work, family, friends, exercise, chores, shopping—the list goes on and on—it can feel like a huge accomplishment to just take a few minutes to read a book or watch TV before bed. All that busyness can lead to poor sleep quality when we finally do get to put our heads down.  How does our relationship with rest impact our ability to gai ... Show More
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