36. Supposedly, It Is Okay to Rest

This episode title is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but it's a good reminder that it is okay (and necessary) to rest. This week, I talk about the need for rest as the year wind's down (ugh, don't remind me that 2023 is just around the corner!) and how our prior learning knowledge can create self-beliefs that prevent us from taking the rest that we need. I draw from Susan A. Ambrose et al.'s work on prior learning knowledge in How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. I close the episode with a few reflection questions about our own prior learning knowledge about rest and work and what we might do to teach ourselves that it is okay to rest.  Happy listening!