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My Fast Company article on the pandemic and 4-day week

I've got a new piece in Fast Company about how companies are moving from lockdown to 4-day weeks: Many businesses that moved to remote work in response to

By |2021-07-26T10:40:11-07:00August 20th, 2020|4-day workweek, Articles, Pandemic, SHORTER, Top post, Writing|Comments Off on My Fast Company article on the pandemic and 4-day week

Talking about deliberate rest on the Squiggly Careers podcast

When I was in London in February, I spent some time talking with Helen Tupper, who's half of the Amazing If project and coauthor of the book (and

By |2020-11-19T22:33:42-08:00August 19th, 2020|Media, Podcast, REST, UK|Comments Off on Talking about deliberate rest on the Squiggly Careers podcast

Work Less and Boost Productivity: Talking with Ajay Mathur about SHORTER

I talk with Ajay Mathur about the 4-day week and the future of work: It was a good conversation: despite my awesome home studio setup we ended up

By |2020-11-19T22:33:43-08:00August 17th, 2020|4-day workweek, Business and work, Media, Podcast, SHORTER|Comments Off on Work Less and Boost Productivity: Talking with Ajay Mathur about SHORTER

What online and offline chess tournaments can tell us about the impact of lockdowns on cognitive performance

  Researchers have been studying the productivity effects of remote work and work from home for years, and generally the results have trended in a positive direction. Stanford

By |2021-07-26T10:37:29-07:00August 5th, 2020|Flow, Health / Medicine / Wellness, Science, Work|Comments Off on What online and offline chess tournaments can tell us about the impact of lockdowns on cognitive performance

How to put insights from REST and SHORTER into practice if you’re not a CEO

During the lively Q&A at this Friday's (virtual, sigh) talk about the 4-day week and future of work to the Design Business Association, Anna Cox, a professor at

By |2020-11-30T08:27:02-08:00July 26th, 2020|4-day workweek, Advice, Business and work, REST, Routines, SHORTER, Top post|Comments Off on How to put insights from REST and SHORTER into practice if you’re not a CEO

Just a reminder of the value of vacations: “In 2008 I bought Chernow’s Hamilton bio to read on vacation”

I've written about this before, but after Hamilton came up in a talk I gave today, I dug up this tweet: #MrowbackMondayIn 2008 I bought Chernow's Hamilton bio

By |2020-07-24T17:26:31-07:00July 24th, 2020|Advice, REST, Vacations|Comments Off on Just a reminder of the value of vacations: “In 2008 I bought Chernow’s Hamilton bio to read on vacation”

SHORTER and REST on the Workpuls Productivity Talks, Episode 14

I talk with Bojana Djordjevic on the Workpuls Productivity Talks podcast about SHORTER, REST, and the art of resting more to get more done. There's both a YouTube

By |2020-09-11T09:43:18-07:00July 22nd, 2020|4-day workweek, Media, REST, SHORTER|Comments Off on SHORTER and REST on the Workpuls Productivity Talks, Episode 14

Are virtual bookstore talks part of the future of authorship?

I recently gave a virtual book talk at Fountain Bookstore, an independent bookstore located in Richmond, Virginia. Of course because of the lockdown I couldn't travel there, so

By |2020-11-24T08:49:30-08:00July 22nd, 2020|4-day workweek, Media, SHORTER, Technology, Writers|Comments Off on Are virtual bookstore talks part of the future of authorship?
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