What’s the 20-5-3 Rule and How Does It Help Boost Well-Being?
There are dozens of handy numerical heuristics intended to help us live more fulfilling lives (the 2-minute rule for productivity and the 10-3-2-1-0 rule for sleep spring to mind). With all those figures floating around in the wellness paradigm, it can be tricky to recall what means what, but the 20-5-3 rule is one guideline you should consider committing to memory. Created by researcher Rachel Hopman-Droste, the science-backed framework prescribes certain amounts of time we should all spend out
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