“The best bosses know what balance is all about”
Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran warns against making the mistake of being online 24/7 in "The Mistake Employees Make Early In Their Career That Hurts Their Productivity:" Among
Nick Offerman on rest
This is how you do it. Learn from a master!
Done
I've not been posting much these last few weeks because I've been finishing my book on rest. Well, I made my deadline, sent it in on Tuesday, and now am
“I’m not a writer, I’m a rewriter”
I'm deep in the last phase of revising the book, and came across these two quotations about rewriting. First is David McCullough, from an interview in the Paris Review:
“we’re knee-deep in project management apps” but “we’re left with little headspace”
LSE professor Judy Wacjman explains why "time-saving technology has completely backfired:" First, there's the question: is a "hyper-productive philosophy—and the digital devices it breeds—actually conducive to genuine inventiveness and imagination?"
The last push
Today I started a leave of absence from my job, to focus on finishing my book. The manuscript is due in five weeks, and I'm determined to make
“mildly enjoying and completely forgetting an infinite series of disconnected ideas”
In 1926, in his classic yet often-forgotten The Art of Thought, Graham Wallas warned against engaging distractions like reading the newspaper. Newspaper reading is for most of us a
Abraham Crowley, Of Solitude
It's very old, but Crowley's essay on solitude is still worth reading: The First Minister of State has not so much business in public as a wise man
On the “Women’s Innovation Panel”
Lauren Hockenson at the Next Web pans the recent Dreamforce "Women's Innovation Panel," which featured Susan Wojcicki and Jessica Alba being interviewed by Gayle King. Apparently, it did not go so
On the Pixar theory of work
I have to start by confessing that I love LOVE LOVE Pixar movies. I think Cars and The Incredibles are fantastic, I love Finding Nemo (it's amazing how little kids at