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16th century chinese writer spoke of workplace burnout leaving a blueprint for radical acts of rest

16th-Century Chinese Writer Spoke of Workplace Burnout, Leaving a Blueprint for Radical Acts of Rest

Yuan’s xiaopin, alongside those of his contemporaries, transformed fleeting sensory moments into radical acts of resilience, suggesting that beauty, not institutions, could outlast empires.