The Platypus Rests

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Today was my day of rest. I haven't had one in months. Why am I resting? Because I've got one more paper to go and then I'm done for the semester. I want to finish off strong. Isn't it funny how rarely you hear about the importance of rest? Not leisure... We have enough of that. I'm talking about simply resting, turning away from labor so that you can recharge and refocus. What a concept: doing less work may help you to do more work in the end. Today, the Platypus rests. Ahhhhh.

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slowlane said…
I wrote a paper on that once. It is amazing how difficult it is to convince yourself it is okay to pull an all-nighter to write a paper on the importance of rest.
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