Shortening working hours and unintended consequences:
Koreans have had some of the longest working hours in the developed world: longer than the workaholic United States, Europe, and even Japan (which is often Korea's benchmark
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 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
The gendered consequences of “Do what you love”
The Atlantic has an article arguing that our belief that you should be passionate about your work has the unintended effect of discouraging women from working if they
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
Rest with Alex Pang, Episode 1: Stephan Aarstol and the five-hour day at Tower Paddleboards
So the first episode of my podcast Rest with Alex Pang is now up: it's an interview with Stephan Aarstol, the founder of pioneering stand-up paddleboard and beach
New podcast episodes coming
I finally managed to push through some mysterious technical issue, and am now in the process of getting my modestly-named podcast listed through iTunes. Which is good, since
A new podcast: Rest with Alex Pang
Yep, I'm starting a podcast. The paperback edition of my book is coming out in a couple days (in the US, that is-- it came out in the
Experiments in six-hour days
The Guardian reports on experiments in Sweden to shorten the workday, in an effort to get higher-quality work and reduce turnover. In the Svartedalens care home, a Gothenburg nursing home, for