Seneca on busyness as idleness
If you ask people how they're doing, you'll often get some variation of "I'm so busy!" Many people make the mistake of confusing busyness with productivity; in fact, they're
“Busy men find life very short:” Seneca on busyness, leisure and time
Yesterday I read Seneca's essay "On The Shortness of Life." I read his Letters from a Stoic when I was on sabbatical in Cambridge, and recently saw a reference
WAMC Golden Notebook
The Books Pick podcast recommends Rest as a holiday read. the podcast features reviews from the Golden Notebook, a bookstore in Woodstock, New York. The discussion starts at 14:25, though the opening
And the award for most out-of-the-way reference to REST goes to…
A piece from the Graduiertenschule für Ost- und Südosteuropastudien on "Bypassing Chokepoints: On the Anthropogeography of Smuggling." I'm sure there's some pithy saying by Von Clausewitz about when
“an engaging, well written and researched read:” the Englewood Review of Books
Emma Sleeth Davis, an author and projects coordinator at Blessed Earth, reviews REST for the Englewood Review of Books: In Rest: Why You Get More Done When You
TED on restorative vacations
The TED Ideas blog has an excerpt from Rest about restorative vacations. Just in time for the Christmas holiday season!
“a timely reminder that rest needs to be deliberate, or our work will become debilitating”
Dylan Schleicher reviews Rest for 800 CEO Read: My favorite books are those that plumb both history and science for insights, and introduce me to new examples to
“The Value Of Rest As Restorative” on Jefferson Public Radio
I recently spent an hour with Jefferson Public Radio, which serves southern Oregon and northernmost California, talking about "The Value Of Rest As Restorative." The deadline is bearing
Just relax (with me and David Brancaccio)
I'm on NPR's Marketplace today. David Brancaccio and I talk about overwork, busyness, and Rest. They've put the longer interview, with only light edits, up online; the broadcast version
Physical activity after concussions: Another example of active rest?
A group of Canadian and American researchers have been examining children with concussions, and their impact that exercise has on their recovery after injury. They publish their findings