On being “talent”
Last week I spent a day in San Francisco, recording a summary of REST for a company that's putting together a series of lectures on work-life balance, digital
Pastors, workaholics, and “Leading from a Place of Rest”
The term "workaholic" was coined in 1971, in a book called Confessions of a Workaholic: The Facts About Work Addiction. The author Wayne Oates wasn't a lawyer or
Captains of industry and their hobbies
[Note: Every book project leaves material on the cutting-room floor that deserves to be published somewhere. This is a piece based on some research that didn't make it into
Music to work to
I listen to music almost constantly through the day, and when I was working on REST I did some reading about music and the brain, and the different
Words every author should memorize
"So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say."
Happiness and LSE podcasts
I'm a fan of podcasts. When I take the dogs out walking in the evening, I'll often listen to a podcast, since the dogs generally have little to
“Afternoons are the Bermuda Triangles of our days:” Daniel Pink on time of day and performance
Daniel Pink has an excerpt from his new book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, that talks about the rather large effect circadian rhythms have on our
Making to-do lists before bed can help you fall asleep (and solve problems)
The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest reports on a new study that finds that making lists before bed can “help you fall asleep more quickly.” Before they tried
“Like an empire that has expanded too far, work may be both more powerful and more vulnerable than ever before”
Commute time on the Singapore subway The Guardian has recently has been publishing some terrific essays on the future of work. Peter Fleming's piece earlier this week (and
BlackRock pressing for greater social responsibility
This is an interesting development: BlackRock, the world's largest investor, is preparing to tell companies in its portfolio, "Contribute to Society, or Risk Losing Our Support:" Laurence D.