Music to work to
I listen to music almost constantly through the day, and when I was working on REST I did some reading about music and the brain, and the different
Making to-do lists before bed can help you fall asleep (and solve problems)
The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest reports on a new study that finds that making lists before bed can “help you fall asleep more quickly.” Before they tried
Muhlenhaupt + Company reimagines REST
Design by "Naz" Luzzi Castro One of the best things about REST is that it's attracted some great, engaged readers. Some of them really like the
Lin-Manuel Miranda: “I should take more vacations”
the room where it happens! It's always worth repeating: Lin-Manuel Miranda came up with the idea for Hamilton while taking his first vacation since In the Heights. Now
Jabra video on deliberate rest
In September when I was in Europe, I gave a talk at Jabra corporate headquarters, just outside Copenhagen (where I had some excellent food, and saw some cool
Stephon Alexander, physics, jazz, and inspiration
In his recent book The Jazz of Physics, Brown University theoretical physicist Stephon Alexander talks about the connections he sees between playing jazz and doing physics. Of course,
“make the best hours your own rather than those you sell to an employer”
Scottish author James Kelman tells the Guardian how he got his start, and how he writes: I’m at the desk most mornings between 5.30 and 7. Every day
When the world doesn’t provide us stimulation, it’s offering us a gift: More on creativity and boredom
More people seem to be getting interested in boredom. Now the World Economic Forum has a video about the value of letting your mind do nothing at all:
“I no longer let myself be bored. I wondered just how bad that was for a writer—or for any other creative type”
Bay Area author Jordan Rosenfeld as a piece in Quartz about "The scientific link between boredom and creativity:" As a freelance writer, it made sense that I’d check
Vacations, boredom, and stress: Recent articles and an upcoming radio show
I like to tell people that the only bad vacation is the one that you don't take. There's a ton of research on the benefits of vacations, both