My college roommate, Leila, only needed five hours of sleep per night to feel rested. Calm and cheerful, Leila easily completed the assignments for her double major and played viola in the orchestra.

This article is part of SELF’s third annual Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. Taking care of yourself, physically and emotionally, is impossible without genuine downtime. With ...

My son has a Zen calligraphy over his bed that says, "Doing Nothing Is Something." He’s a middle schooler who sleeps a lot, fantasizes about baseball, and chats for hours about “nothing” with friends.

This article is part of SELF’s Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that taking care of yourself, physically and emotionally, is ...

My use of the phrase “human doing” may provoke some questions: What’s a human doing? What do human doings look and act like? Am I a human doing? This article will answer all of those questions. Plus, ...

It's Friday morning and you're settling into your new therapist's office. It's been two weeks since the end of your 10-year relationship, but when she asks how you're doing, you tell her you're "fine.