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Weekends should be a time to relax, to unwind and get over the stresses of the past week while recharging the batteries for the week ahead. But, instead too many of us now actively dread the thought of the two-day break as it has become busier than the working week! The truth is that for far too many, planing for the weekend has become akin to a working out the logistics for a co-ordinate military exercise. Making sure that we the squeeze the maximum amount of activity into a mere 48 hour period has become, like everything else in our lives, a competition. We compete against each other and the dreaded clock as we strive to produce the "best" possible weekend. But we don't help ourselves, because we live in an age when too many of us are consumed with guilt when idle. So, instead of relishing any peace, there is a nagging doubt that we should be doing something productive; so it's no wonder that we have trouble sleeping. Sleep deprivation is on the rise, as we simply find it far too difficult to switch off from life. Even though the body needs rest the mind simply can't stop ticking over.
周末，本来应该用来放松，释放过去一周的压力，同时为下周做好充分的准备。但是，大多数人却发现：那原本应该用来休息的两天却比上班时间更忙，反而不愿意过周末。事实上，有太多的事情需要做。为了能从那仅有的48小时中挤压出最多的时间，安排好周末就像是安排军事演习中的后勤支援一样复杂。就像生活中的所有其他事情，是一场残酷的战斗。我们和所有人竞争，和恐怖的钟拼命，为了得到一个可能“最好的”周末。但我们无能为力，因为在我们所处的这个时代，太多人都会因为无所事事而充满罪恶感。所以总有一些长期以来的焦虑和疑虑认为，与其享受平静的时间，不如做一些有意义有建设性的事情。这也难怪我们的睡眠质量有问题，失眠的人越来越多。我们难以按下生活的暂停键，当疲惫的身体需要休息，大脑还是不能停止指挥。
