At its core, resting is about being and not doing. It's about slowing down, breathing, setting devices aside, pausing and being still, being quiet.
We often equate resting with sleeping, and getting enough sleep at night or taking a nap can be part of resting, but they aren't the whole enchilada. Some people think that resting is an unproductive waste of time, but the opposite is true.
Rest is a gift you give yourself, full stop. But if productivity is important to you, you should know that you will always be more productive on the other side of rest.
You are better off to rest before you get tired. When we're tired, we're more susceptible to all sorts of things, like drawing on coping mechanisms that don't serve us.
When we're tired, we pull from adrenaline for energy. Do you know what that means?