Ever swear you’ll “catch up on sleep this weekend”… and somehow wake up Monday still tired? Same. 😅
In this January wrap-up, Jess and Claude are making a bold claim: rest isn’t a reward — it’s a strategy.

We’re talking the real reason your habits fall apart when you’re exhausted (spoiler: your brain goes into survival mode), plus a few simple, low-pressure routines you can actually keep.

In this episode:

• The January recap: what stuck, what didn’t, and why “pressure” isn’t the move
• The Rest Ledger: an energy budget for your life (what drained you vs. what restored you)
• The Power Down Protocol: close loops → dim & distance → downshift
• The Work Bestie bedtime routine: brain → light → body
• What to do if you wake up at 2AM (without doom scrolling 😬)
• A 1-week experiment: the “no after-hours spiral” boundary

Not medical advice: If you’re dealing with chronic insomnia or severe sleep issues, please talk to a qualified clinician.

Books on Rest, Sleep & Energy

• Exhausted: How to Revitalize, Restore, and Renew Your Energy – the book Jess references in this episode
• Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
• Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
• Burnout by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
• Essentialism by Greg McKeown
• The Sleep Solution by W. Chris Winter, MD

Podcasts for Going Deeper

• The Huberman Lab Podcast (sleep & nervous system episodes)
• Ten Percent Happier
• The Mel Robbins Podcast (rest, boundaries & burnout conversations)
• Feel Better, Live More (Dr. Rangan Chatterjee)
• The Happiness Lab

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