First, it&#x27;s clearly talking about steady state, not emergencies. And if you&#x27;re always in emergency mode these are even more important to know about in terms of the psychology...<p>Maybe you can&#x27;t stop reading email or have time to go biking after work, but ten minute breaks to go outside scattered around the day? Creating a ritual to help your brain to switch from hard core work mode to resting mode?<p>It can literally just be a cup of tea when you get home. It doesn&#x27;t have to be hours of time and energy, but the point that not doing so will cause you to become sick is certainly accurate.<p>But I think the point of the article was how to cope with overwork and reduce your stress, not to actually reduce your work load.