Thrive Global, Ariana Huffington's new enterprise, has an interview with Martin Lindstrom (whose biography describes him as a "Change Agent. Brand Futurist. Bestselling Author.") that touches on exercise, boredom,
Another Fast Company link, to an article explaining "Why These Two Working Moms Won't Compromise On Pursuing Their Creative Side Gigs." It focuses on Lindsay White, founder of
There's been a lot of good science that establishes the cognitive benefits of exercise. In the New York Times, Gretchen Reynolds reports on a new study that finds
In the BBC Radio 4 show The Quest for Rest, poet SJ Fowler talks about the creative value of working out. We often don’t think of working out as a
One of the most surprising discoveries I made while writing REST was how many of my subjects-- Nobel laureates, famous novelists, artists, scientists, and others-- were athletes. I had
Doctor and New York Times contributor Richard Friedman writes in today’s Sunday Times about swimming, flow, and problem-solving: There is no drug — recreational or prescription — capable
For a long time, I didn't appreciate the relationship between physical stamina and cognitive performance, nor did I realize jus how much learning to take on physical challenges
One of the most striking things I found when writing Rest was how many of the intellectuals, writers, scientists and mathematicians I was studying were serious athletes. Many
This morning I came across a Fast Company article on NYU neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki and her book, Healthy Brain, Happy Life, a memoir-slash-scientific monograph about the relationship between
Whoever came up with the idea that intelligence and physical activity don’t mix should be dropped into one of the lower circles of Dante’s Inferno. Two new studies,