Leanne Spencer on fitness vs. weight
Great talk by author and fitness expert Leanne Spencer (she's founder of Bodyshot Performance) about the importance of focusing on fitness rather than weight. She starts with some startling
Erling Kagge on silence as “the new luxury”
An interesting short interview in Natural Awakenings with author and publisher Erling Kagge, author of a new book about the importance of silence: Why do you consider silence,
Shortening working hours and unintended consequences:
Koreans have had some of the longest working hours in the developed world: longer than the workaholic United States, Europe, and even Japan (which is often Korea's benchmark
Aging and work
Last week I was on BBC Radio 4's morning show talking about REST and the need to change work and careers in a world where life expectancies are
Talking about REST on BBC Radio 4
So I was just on BBC Radio 4's morning show (it's night here in California, but 8 hours ahead in London, people are having their coffee and checking
How to have a more restorative vacation
Erica Alini interviewed me a couple days ago about rest and vacations, and now how an article in Gobal News about “The smartest vacation: How to get the
Russell Square and the creative benefit of a little stability
I'm just back from a couple weeks in England, and while I spent some time in Cambridge (where my wife is a dean in a summer program) and
New things on vacations
I've been thinking a bit about vacations, partly because I'm off to England tomorrow for some research, some interviews, and a little time off with my wife. My
Rest with Alex Pang, Episode 4: Jessica de Bloom and the Science of Vacations
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wn9tz-952bd4 Since we're in the middle of summer break, I thought it would be fitting to take a break from the shorter hours interviews, and talk about something that's
Rest, medical education, and Clifford Geertz’s lawn
The Center for Medical Simulation at Harvard discusses REST in the latest episode of their podcast. It’s a great conversation: in addition to providing a good overview of