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The Key to Learning: Take Lots of Breaks

Your brain needs to rest if you’re trying to stuff new things in there

Robert Roy Britt
3 min readJun 8, 2021

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Next time you’re trying to learn a new skill, take a break. In fact, take lots of breaks. New research finds that the brain can use rest periods to recall and replay the task, improving performance. The finding builds on other studies showing that your brain needs some downtime…

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Robert Roy Britt

Editor of Aha! and Wise & Well on Medium + the Writer's Guide at writersguide.substack.com. Author of Make Sleep Your Superpower: amazon.com/dp/B0BJBYFQCB