You Need a Break. So Why Can’t You Take One?

Jason Feifer · 27 Oct 2026

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People cannot rest because they think about the totality of their ambitions instead of a defined goal.

Their wordsIt’s because we’re thinking about the totality of our ambitions, and the endless work ahead. But if we have no sense of what we’re specifically working toward, we can never truly feel at rest.

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