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The Brain at Rest

by Joseph Jebelli
🎧 17 min listen Science

Your brain isn't idle when you rest. It's doing its most important work.

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Chapter 1 The Busiest Brain You've Never Noticed

Your brain uses almost as much energy at rest as it does during hard mental work. The default mode network, active only when you stop focusing, is lin…

Chapter 2 The Network That Turns On When You Stop 🔒

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Chapter 3 What Chronic Busyness Does to Your Brain 🔒

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Chapter 4 Daydreaming Is a Superpower 🔒

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Chapter 5 Sleep Is Not Rest's Little Sibling 🔒

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Chapter 6 Build Your Rest Into the Architecture of Your Day 🔒

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Chapter 7 Rest Is Not a Reward, It's the Work 🔒

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The Brain at Rest
We've been taught that productivity is everything. But
neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli reveals what's really
happening inside your brain when you stop. Rest isn't
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