“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
Arianna Huffington talks about REST in “Inside The New York Times Book Review” podcast
The New York Times has a podcast that accompanies its Sunday Book Review. In this week's episode, Michael Lewis talks about his new book The Undoing Project, and
Arianna Huffington reviews REST in the New York Times
When I was in college I would spend Sunday mornings with my friends in the dorm, having bagels with cream cheese and splitting up the New York Times. So
“vacations meant rather a variation of mental employment than absolute rest of mind”
In Rest, I talk about several people who became noted literary figures, but had careers in other fields. JRR Tolkien, who wrote The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings,
Vanity Fair: “a credible, factual case for chilling out and getting rest”
According to Vanity Fair's "The Books You Should Be Reading Now, According to Your Zodiac Sign," if you're a Virgo you should be reading Rest: VIRGO: 9/16-10/30 *Analytical and
In which I win this week’s “Least sexy Cosmopolitan article title” contest
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