Why High Achievers Are the Worst at Resting (And What It's Actually Costing You)

In this video, I share a deeply personal story about how I ignored my body’s warning signs in the name of productivity and what it taught me about rest, burnout, and being a high achiever and explore why rest can feel unsafe in hustle culture, how our executive control network and default mode network work together, and why intentional, low-stimulation rest is essential for creativity, emotional regulation, and sustainable high performance. If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down or only let yourself rest when your body collapses, this is a gentle invitation to redefine rest on your own terms. ~~~~~~ ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:35 When Your Body Is Keeping Score and You Keep Ignoring It 2:35 How Hustle Culture Conditions Us to See Rest as a Problem 3:10 High Achievers, Do Mode & the Executive Control Network 3:55 The Default Mode Network – Where Your Best Ideas Actually Come From 5:20 The 35-Minute Nap That Changed Everything 6:05 Rest vs. More Caffeine – What Your Brain Actually Needs 6:40 My Time & Energy Audit Tracker and What It Revealed 7:20 Rest Is Not a Reward – It's Part of the Strategy 7:48 Three Takeaways to Start Integrating Rest Into Your Life 8:10 Invitation to reflect ~~~~~~ Waitlist upcoming time + energy tracking tool - a self-reflection tool I created to track how I spend my time and energy across work, health, and self-care: https://www.rachelrhee.com/breathing-room-time-and-energy-tracker ~~~~~~ 💌 Connect with Rachel ⟡ Subscribe to the You Are Here newsletter: https://www.rachelrhee.com/ ⟡ Follow Rachel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelrhee/ ⟡ Follow Rachel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rachelrhee ⟡ Follow Rachel on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rachel.rhee ⟡ Shop my favorites: https://shopmy.us/shop/rachelrhee ~~~~~~ 💌 Connect with You Are Here ⟡ Follow You Are Here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youareherecommunity/ ⟡ Follow You Are Here on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@youareherecommunity ⟡ Follow You Are Here on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-are-here/id1704790802 ⟡ Follow You Are Here on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/67hOdm0GcduYWtPuE1KieE ⟡ Follow You Are Here on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@youareherecommunity