According to government data, 35% of us work on weekends, putting in an average of five hours of labor, often without compensation. Tanya Schevitz, spokeswoman for Reboot, an organization trying to ween people off their need to constantly check their email, use their cell phones, etc., explains, "We have created an expectation in society that
According to government data, 35% of us work on weekends, putting in an average of five hours of labor, often without compensation. Tanya Schevitz, spokeswoman for Reboot, an organization trying to ween people off their need to constantly check their email, use their cell phones, etc., explains, "We have created an expectation in society that people will respond immediately to everything with no delay. It's unhealthy, and it's unproductive, and we can't keep going on like this." Laura Vanderkan, who recently published the eBook, "What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekends," says, "Many of us have an exaggerated sense of our own importance. I can tell you that come Tuesday morning, the Earth will still be revolving, whether you have checked your e-mail or not." According to a study from the University of California, San Francisco, "downtime" is critical to the brain's ability to process new experiences.
NBC News, 5/24/2013
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