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HEALING WITH BRIAN
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Ethan was always in a . As a software developer in a fast-growing tech company, his calendar was packed with deadlines, meetings, and project updates.
He loved his , but the pressure to stay ahead was relentless.
It wasn’t uncommon for him to skip meals, work through weekends, and pull all-nighters just to keep .
One day, after another late night at the office, he noticed something .
His hands, once steady, trembled as he .
His vision blurred, and a dull headache throbbed in the .
He brushed it off, telling himself he just needed a bit more .
But things didn’t get . The next morning, he barely managed to get out of bed.
His body felt heavy, like it was refusing to .
For the first time in years, Ethan didn’t want to go to .
Panic crept in—how could he afford to slow down now, when so many people were relying on ?
That afternoon, he went to see his doctor, expecting a prescription to fix .
Instead, the doctor leaned back in his chair and said, “Ethan, your body is sending you a message. You need to .”
Rest? Ethan couldn’t believe . How could rest solve anything?
He had so much to ! But the more he resisted, the more his body resisted him.
With no other choice, he reluctantly agreed to take a few days .
At first, it was . He felt guilty for every minute he wasn’t working.
But on the second day, something . Sitting quietly in his apartment, Ethan realized how long it had been since he had done… nothing.
No emails, no code, no . Just a moment of peace.
As he allowed himself to rest, his mind began to .
Ideas he had been struggling with at work suddenly clicked into .
Problems he had been stuck on for weeks now seemed easy to .
He realized that in his constant rush to be productive, he had forgotten how powerful a simple pause could .
By the end of the week, Ethan felt like a new .
He returned to work with fresh energy, and his team noticed the .
He was more focused, more creative, and even more productive.
He understood now that rest wasn’t time wasted—it was time well .
It gave him the space to recharge, to think deeply, and to come back .
From that point on, Ethan made rest a non-negotiable part of his .
He didn’t wait for burnout to force him to stop; he learned to listen to his body and give himself the rest he needed, before it was too .
And in that simple pause, he found a clarity and strength that transformed not just his work, but his .
Answer Key:
- 1. rush
- 2. job
- 3. up
- 4. odd
- 5. typed
- 6. background
- 7. coffee
- 8. better
- 9. move
- 10. work
- 11. him
- 12. everything
- 13. rest
- 14. it
- 15. do
- 16. off
- 17. torture
- 18. shifted
- 19. stress
- 20. clear
- 21. place
- 22. solve
- 23. be
- 24. person
- 25. difference
- 26. spent
- 27. stronger
- 28. routine
- 29. late
- 30. life
Transcript:
Ethan was always in a rush. As a software developer in a fast-growing tech company, his calendar was packed with deadlines, meetings, and project updates.
He loved his job, but the pressure to stay ahead was relentless. It wasn’t uncommon for him to skip meals, work through weekends, and pull all-nighters just to keep up.
One day, after another late night at the office, he noticed something odd. His hands, once steady, trembled as he typed. His vision blurred, and a dull headache throbbed in the background. He brushed it off, telling himself he just needed a bit more coffee.
But things didn’t get better. The next morning, he barely managed to get out of bed. His body felt heavy, like it was refusing to move. For the first time in years, Ethan didn’t want to go to work. Panic crept in—how could he afford to slow down now, when so many people were relying on him?
That afternoon, he went to see his doctor, expecting a prescription to fix everything. Instead, the doctor leaned back in his chair and said, “Ethan, your body is sending you a message. You need to rest.”
Rest? Ethan couldn’t believe it. How could rest solve anything? He had so much to do! But the more he resisted, the more his body resisted him. With no other choice, he reluctantly agreed to take a few days off.
At first, it was torture. He felt guilty for every minute he wasn’t working. But on the second day, something shifted. Sitting quietly in his apartment, Ethan realized how long it had been since he had done… nothing. No emails, no code, no stress. Just a moment of peace.
As he allowed himself to rest, his mind began to clear. Ideas he had been struggling with at work suddenly clicked into place. Problems he had been stuck on for weeks now seemed easy to solve. He realized that in his
