Talking about deliberate rest on Bodyshot Performance
My latest interview, with Bodyshot Performance founder Leanne Spencer, is now up online. (I recently wrote about Leanne's TED talk on fitness versus weight.) It seems to have
Aging and work
Last week I was on BBC Radio 4's morning show talking about REST and the need to change work and careers in a world where life expectancies are
Talking about REST on BBC Radio 4
So I was just on BBC Radio 4's morning show (it's night here in California, but 8 hours ahead in London, people are having their coffee and checking
Rest with Alex Pang, Episode 4: Jessica de Bloom and the Science of Vacations
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wn9tz-952bd4 Since we're in the middle of summer break, I thought it would be fitting to take a break from the shorter hours interviews, and talk about something that's
Rest, medical education, and Clifford Geertz’s lawn
The Center for Medical Simulation at Harvard discusses REST in the latest episode of their podcast. It’s a great conversation: in addition to providing a good overview of
Rest with Alex Pang, Episode 3: Spencer Kimball and Free Fridays at Cockroach Labs
In this episode I talk to Spencer Kimball, cofounder of Cockroach Labs , a startup that's reinventing how databases work. It's kind of technical, but fortunately Spencer does
Digital nomads on the s-curve
The digital nomads movement exists in a bit of a legal grey area: people who travel the world, renting houses or hanging out in coworking spaces while freelancing
Rest with Alex Pang, Episode 2: Annie Tevelin and SkinOwl’s 24-Hour Week
This week on my podcast I talk to Annie Tevelin, founder and head of SkinOwl, a Los Angeles-based cosmetics company that works a 24-hour week. SkinOwl makes vegan cosmetics
Annie Tevelin and SkinOwl’s 24-Hour Week
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7dhzh-942a06 In this episode, I talk to Annie Tevelin, the founder of Los Angeles-based cosmetics company SkinOwl. Annie founded SkinOwl after studying cosmetics chemistry at UCLA; before that, she had a
This week in “where REST is popping up:” cloud-based compensation consulting, Australian massage parlour
So two more social worlds where REST has attracted notice. First, in the HR and compensation consulting world: Cloud compensation solution provider PayScale has announced that it will