“you don’t need to choose between your smartphone and self-care,”
Minnesota-based author Elizbaeth Millard talks about my books The Distraction Addiction and Rest in a new article piece about self-care in The Growler, an online magazine about the
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
Overwork as laziness: My latest pieces for Thrive Global
I've got a two-part article on Thrive Global up today, around the concept of overwork as laziness. We think of overwork as a sign that we're in-demand, living
Writing for Thrive Global
I've been writing every now and then for Thrive Global, and have a new piece arguing "Work-Life Balance is About Years, Not Hours." It mainly talks about Inga Clendinnen,
Deliberate rest in AskMen
I have a short piece about deliberate rest in the British magazine AskMen, in which I draw the parallel between deliberate rest in creative work, and rest and recovery days
“What we used to know about rest” in Thrive Global
I didn't make a note about this when it came out last week, but I have a piece in Thrive Global, Arianna Huffington's new project, about "What we used
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
Business Insider on “How rest makes you more creative and productive”
When I was in Amsterdam, one of the magazines I talked to was the Dutch version of Business Insider. Now, the English version has published a translation of
Interview in HR Magazine
Earlier this month I was interviewed in HR Magazine, published by the Society for Human Resource Management. In addition to covering the basic ideas behind deliberate rest, we
“Work less, rest more:” my interview in UAE’s Gulf News
Actually it's a reprint of the article that Brigid Schulte wrote for the Washington Post a few weeks ago, but still, it's nice to see it going on the