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From the Away community — on rest, restoration, and what it means to step back.

A Brief History of the Break
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A Brief History of the Break

Nobody used to take breaks. That sounds like the beginning of a story about how hard our ancestors worked, but it's the opposite. Nobody took breaks because nobody had to. Rest wasn't a decision. It was the structure of the world.

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Work Retreats in Nature
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Work Retreats in Nature

There's a way to make work easier, more efficient and meaningful, just around the corner.

The 3-Day Effect: What Happens to Your Brain After 72 Hours in Nature
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The 3-Day Effect: What Happens to Your Brain After 72 Hours in Nature

A cognitive scientist stumbled onto something in the wilderness that he could measure back in the lab: three days in nature makes you roughly 50% better at creative problem-solving. Here's the science - and why we built Away around it.