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
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
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
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
The TED Ideas blog has an excerpt from Rest about restorative vacations. Just in time for the Christmas holiday season!
One of the cool things about REST is that I can talk about it everywhere. Not only have I given talks about it in Japan, Silicon Valley, New
This piece about scientists' working hours was written from last year, but it recently came to my attention after Jennifer Polk tweeted it out. (Of course I'm not
Every now and then I come across some old essay that’s worth preserving and sharing. Recently I came across this 1876 piece by a Scottish-born American physician, Alexander
Earlier this month I was interviewed in HR Magazine, published by the Society for Human Resource Management. In addition to covering the basic ideas behind deliberate rest, we
Just as work and rest are partners (as I argue in REST), so too are busyness and laziness actually linked in ways we don't always recognize. Writer Abigail Murrish