1 . The other day, I was looking at my schedule for the summer. I had a moment of ________, realizing I’d be without my laptop for two weeks during our family camping trip.

You might be thinking my response sounds ________ and that two weeks with no pressure to work, just relaxing in nature is the time to ________ and restore one’s brain and body. I used to be a workaholic (工作狂). So taking two weeks off from my business made me________.

I know I’m not________ here in our busy world. To work hard is especially significant for high-achieving people to ________ in their careers. We live in a culture that ________ the state of being busy. There might have been many times when you ________some relatives or friends on the street and heard they said they were very busy when asking about their recent situations. Being busy is the new________. Therefore, when we’re not busy, we feel like we’re doing something wrong.

I’m not saying working all the time makes us feel OK. Taking a break bring us ________. We’ll be more________ after relaxing, thus having more novel ideas. Iceland has ________a 4-day work week for 2,500 people. A study by Stanford University found that their________ didn’t decline; they reported a better work-life balance.

Our brains aren’t ________ to work all the time. Working hard enough to pass our limits will unavoidably lead to burnout.________, we should give ourselves a break once in a while.