Burke's Bits · Jul 14, 2026

The Overlooked Science of Rest: What Studies Show High Performers Actually Do

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I want you to picture the most successful person you know. Go on, picture them.

Now I’ll guess what you pictured...

Someone hunched over a laptop at 11pm.

Someone who answers emails on vacation.

Someone who treats sleep like a scheduling inconvenience.

That’s the story we’ve been sold. And it’s mostly wrong.

Here’s what the actual research says instead … a…

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