Saving Lives In Slow Motion

Down time - why it is crucial to our health


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Do you get enough down time? Do you even have time for down time?!


In this episode I briefly look at what it is and why it is important. It’s a short episode but hope you enjoy the exercise in it 

and the links in the show notes.



Links:


Why down time is important: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mental-downtime/


How to achieve ‘flow’: https://medium.com/swlh/the-brains-default-mode-what-is-it-and-why-meditation-is-the-antidote-d0408ab989d6


The default mode network of the brain:

https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-default-mode-network


The science behind down time:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/play-your-way-sane/202201/the-scientific-case-downtime


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