But experts on rest (yes, they exist) have highlighted the importance of more active types of relaxation, too, such as exercise or pursuing hobbies. Today’s newsletter explores how to rest.

On Rest and Leisure You Can Do Leisure Better, Seriously By Arthur C. Brooks If you think of personal time only as “not work,” you could be missing out on truly enriching experiences.

Medically complex kids need playtime, too In 1948, the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed all peoples’ inalienable right to rest and leisure.