The 7 types of rest that every person needs
I was recently lamenting to a friend that despite my 2021 resolution to get more sleep, I’ve been waking up feeling just as exhausted. While there are likely a few reasons for that (pointing at my dog), this article illuminated something I couldn’t articulate: There is more than one way to rest.
We go through life thinking we’ve rested because we have gotten enough sleep — but in reality we are missing out on the other types of rest we desperately need. The result is a culture of high-achieving, high-producing, chronically tired and chronically burned-out individuals. We’re suffering from a rest deficit because we don’t understand the true power of rest.
Rest should equal restoration in seven key areas of your life.
