In this article,
the author reveals the best way for getting more done: to stop working. Loaded
with rhetorical questions, the author lures in an audience. If just one of the
questions applies to the audience, the reader is meant to continue on to find a
resolution to their hectic lives. Although the heavy pathos introduction seems
to lack actual substance, the author infuses logos to logically explain why
rest can benefit our work. He even ties in some physics to reestablish the very
core of his logic. Using some astounding statistics, he claims that over $63
billion goes to waste due to a lack of productivity cause by sleep deprivation.
The article goes on with facts on the dramatic effects of substantial sleep and
rest has on one's productivity, performance, and even memory. Why then do we
continue to push harder when we feel pressure than take a break? The author
establishes pathos in that he knows exactly what questions would follow each
new explanation on rest, while always adding logos to keep his answers
legitimate. To demonstrate our mind set of constant work, he writes "Our
bodies regularly tell us to take a break, but we often override these signals
and instead stroke ourselves up with caffeine, sugar, and our own energy
reserves—the stress hormone adrenaline, nonadrenaline, and cortisol". Just
like our minds, the sentence should take a break after the first independent
clause. However, to rhetorically demonstrate our restlessness, the sentence
continues using lists, a hyphen, and a couple of conjunctions to push the
author's thought to an unnecessary extent just like we do with our work. The
author wraps up the article by adding anecdotes of his experiences with a
shorter schedule and more rest. This ethos approach verifies the rest of his
argument by proving that his method works and that anyone else can achieve
better productivity.
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