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118: Why You Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Work (The Science Behind It)

118: Why You Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Work (The Science Behind It)

Update: 2025-07-31
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The science behind why your brain craves busyness (Answer: dopamine)

  • How I’ve been rewiring my busyness cravings (& how you can too)
  • What “rest guilt” really means, and how to repattern it especially if you’re a first-gen immigrant like me
  • 5 questions to help you reconnect with the version of you beyond your job title.

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118: Why You Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Work (The Science Behind It)

118: Why You Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Work (The Science Behind It)

Elaine Lou Cartas