Hello from London, and the world of 4-day workweeks
https://flic.kr/p/2aoDbi8 I’ve been terribly remiss in blogging, because I’ve been on the road since the end of September, appearing at a couple events and doing research for my
Somnex show discount; or, I’ve made the big time!
I’m always impressed by podcasters who have sponsors who give the hosts discount codes. I don’t know why I find it impressive, but I do. Well, the London Somnex
“The Future of Work in an Age of Distraction”
I'm off to Europe today for a 3-week research and speaking tour, but before I leave I wanted to flag this just-published interview I did with Andrew Curry
“I need you to be great for 48 hours, then I need you to go and forget about this:” Ben Shewry on changing the culture of cooking
Ben Shewry talks with food journalist Lisa Abend at the 2018 MAD symposium about becoming a chef, and fighting back against the culture of overwork and harassment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1S_sD5lZss He starts
Some of the World’s Best Restaurants are Learning to Rest
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-baub6-9a414a Cooking at elite restaurants is one of the most creatively and physically demanding jobs in the world. You're constantly experimenting with new combinations of foods, looking for
This is not a crazy idea
Chris Bailey has a piece in the New York Times about focus, distraction, and quality of work: When it comes to focusing at work, there is no shortage
Giving away some books
My UK publishers sent me a box of copies of the new paperback edition of REST (the one with the foreword by Arianna Huffington). One thing I’ve learned
One New Mexico school districts’ 4-day week
One of my old elementary schools, now closed and scheduled for demolition, Waynesboro, VirginiaPBS' News Hour recently had a piece about Bayard, New Mexico, a school district that
Self-help ≠ you’re on your own: New work on career advice vs. advocacy
When writing The Distraction Addiction and Rest, I could never shake a certain uneasiness with both projects: my concern that the self-help genre lets corporations and culture off
Lasse Rheingans and the 5-Hour Workday at Rheingans Digital Enabler
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4zdsx-987466 And we're back! I'm afraid I was off for a couple weeks in England, doing some research and other interviews, then had lots of other things that