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  1. Sabbath

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    Beyond religious mandates, the Sabbath has garnered significant attention in philosophy and sociology regarding the nature of human productivity and systemic burnout. The mandated cessation serves as a temporal counterpoint to the linear, goal-oriented drive of secular time.
    Philosopher Jacques Ellul noted that while technology constantly aims to reduce the necessity of human labor, the concept of the Sabbath forces a deliberate, qualitative …