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From the Ted Talk by Rahaf Harfoush: How burnout makes us less creative
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But it's actually almost impossible for our brains to continuously generate new ideas with no rest. In fact, downtime is a nticessey for our brain to recover and to operate properly. Consider that according to a team of researchers from the uinitesrvy of Southern California, letting our minds wander is an essential mtneal sttae that hleps us develop our itientdy, process social interactions, and it even iufnlences our internal moral cosmpas. Our need for a break fiels in the face of our cultural nraavtrie about hustling, in other words, the stories that we as a society tell each other about what success looks like and what it takes to get there. Stories like the American Dream, which is one of our most deeply rooted beliefs. This tells us that if we work hard, we'll be successful. But there's a flip side. If you aren't successful, it must mean that you're not working hard enough. And if you don't think you're doing enough, of course you're going to stay late, pull all-nighters and push yourself hard even when you know better.
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But it's actually almost impossible for our brains to continuously generate new ideas with no rest. In fact, downtime is a _________ for our brain to recover and to operate properly. Consider that according to a team of researchers from the __________ of Southern California, letting our minds wander is an essential ______ _____ that _____ us develop our ________, process social interactions, and it even __________ our internal moral _______. Our need for a break _____ in the face of our cultural _________ about hustling, in other words, the stories that we as a society tell each other about what success looks like and what it takes to get there. Stories like the American Dream, which is one of our most deeply rooted beliefs. This tells us that if we work hard, we'll be successful. But there's a flip side. If you aren't successful, it must mean that you're not working hard enough. And if you don't think you're doing enough, of course you're going to stay late, pull all-nighters and push yourself hard even when you know better.
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Original Text
But it's actually almost impossible for our brains to continuously generate new ideas with no rest. In fact, downtime is a necessity for our brain to recover and to operate properly. Consider that according to a team of researchers from the University of Southern California, letting our minds wander is an essential mental state that helps us develop our identity, process social interactions, and it even influences our internal moral compass. Our need for a break flies in the face of our cultural narrative about hustling, in other words, the stories that we as a society tell each other about what success looks like and what it takes to get there. Stories like the American Dream, which is one of our most deeply rooted beliefs. This tells us that if we work hard, we'll be successful. But there's a flip side. If you aren't successful, it must mean that you're not working hard enough. And if you don't think you're doing enough, of course you're going to stay late, pull all-nighters and push yourself hard even when you know better.
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