“If you don’t make rest time a priority, you’re unlikely to achieve your fitness goals”
Elizabeth Millard draws a link between the role of rest in serious exercise, and in creative lives, in her new article "How To Recharge And Replenish Your Body
Is work-life balance a myth?
Yesterday I was on an episode of Al Jazeera's "The Stream" to talk about work-life balance, rest and technology. It was interesting doing a TV show, especially via
Former Navy SEAL commanders on waking up early
One of the things that surprised me when I was researching REST was how many really creative people got up early in the morning, and did their most
Gestures and Childhood Creativity
In the philosophy of mind, there's a concept called "embodied cognition," which holds that thinking isn't just something we do with our brains; we do it with our
REST is one of Success Magazines 2016’s Best Books
Granted, it may seem like a list of "71 of 2016’s Best Books to Make You Successful" can simply list every business book published this year and declare
“What we used to know about rest” in Thrive Global
I didn't make a note about this when it came out last week, but I have a piece in Thrive Global, Arianna Huffington's new project, about "What we used
Speaking at American Library Association, January 21
The American Library Association's midwinter conference is going to be in Atlanta from January 20-24. Naturally ALA attracts lots of book publishers (as well as makers of shelves, desks,
“This interest should be so absorbing that when he is thus engaged, business is banished from mind”
Walter Dill Scott, in his 1914 book Increasing Human Efficiency in Business (available on the Internet Archive), advises workers on the need for hobbies: Upon entering business every young man should
“A complete relaxation of the body often gives freedom to the intellect”
Around World War I, there were several business writers who advised readers about how to balance work and rest-- particularly mental rest-- in the modern office. Bertie Charles Forbes
“It might be that rest, more than work, is the ultimate source of big transformations, life-changing disruptions.”
Novelist and critic Nilanjana Roy has a nice essay about vacations and REST in the Financial Times. Normally I quote the parts that say really complimentary things about