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July 31, 2025 19 mins

What We Cover in This Episode: 

  • 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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