Roombot and meeting scheduling
In my study of how companies shorten their workdays, one of the things I've consistently seen is companies shortening meetings, and doing a number of things to make
REST is available as an audiobook
The audiobook version of Rest is now available in the United States, just in case you're still looking for that perfect Christmas present! You can listen to a
Lin-Manuel Miranda: “I should take more vacations”
the room where it happens! It's always worth repeating: Lin-Manuel Miranda came up with the idea for Hamilton while taking his first vacation since In the Heights. Now
Learning to nap
Writer, cyclist and "occasional triathlete" AC Shilton talks about a month-long experiment learning how to nap: I keep farmer’s hours, getting up at 5:30 to squeeze in a
“Never underestimate the power of nature, exercise, and the arts to inspire productivity, creativity and working smarter”
Dr. Resa Lewiss is a pioneer in the use of ultrasound as an everyday tool for doctors (or as they call it in the field, point-of-care ultrasound), rather
REST and disconnecting in RescueTime
RescueTime editor Jory MacKay has a piece about "4 ways to disconnect from work and recover from your day" that draws on BJ Fogg, Daniel Pink, Cal Newport, and
Putting REST to use at the New York Times
James Pothen, a software engineer with the New York Times, has a great piece about " How to Concentrate in a Collaborative Workplace:" When I first started working
“you don’t need to choose between your smartphone and self-care,”
Minnesota-based author Elizbaeth Millard talks about my books The Distraction Addiction and Rest in a new article piece about self-care in The Growler, an online magazine about the
Jabra video on deliberate rest
In September when I was in Europe, I gave a talk at Jabra corporate headquarters, just outside Copenhagen (where I had some excellent food, and saw some cool
“I devised a way of working like a bat out of hell, or anyway a bat out of the nursery:” Antonia Fraser on writing
Antonia Fraser writes in the The Guardian about her writing routine: I work with... total calm from about 9.30 until lunchtime. Ideally I then go out to a