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The Value Of Rest As Restorative

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The deadline is bearing down, and you need to produce something to keep the boss, the spouse, or yourself happy. 

So step BACK.  Huh? 

It is counter-intuitive, but Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is not the first person to suggest that you're more productive when you're better-rested. 

He makes the case in his new book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less.  Pang visits to explain where to draw the line between resting and just being lazy. 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.