What habits can we prioritize for mental clarity and creative verve? How can we wind back to care for the basic needs of our biology, while continuing to do what's normal and necessary? Best-selling author and respected health journalist Jodi Wilson explores the practical and accessible evidence-based habits that can allow us all to live well.After a lifetime with anxiety, Jodi wanted to better understand herself so she could continue being creative and productive without slipping into the modern maladies of overwhelm and exhaustion. In this fascinating evidence-based exploration of the brain and the body, she discovers that neuroscientists and psychologists as well as artists and sustainable living experts all agree on the one habit that can change how we live. It's something our ancestors had in abundance but what we've essentially eradicated from our lives: free time, spare time, leisure time — breathing space.Right now our brains are overwhelmed and our schedules too busy; we need