The “Think Differently About Kids” letter
JANA Partners and Calstrs have published a pretty amazing open letter calling for Apple to rethink its design of its products, with the aim of making them less
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
My appearance on BBC World Service Business Daily
Yesterday I was at Stanford Radio, doing an interview for BBC World Service Business Daily. Their episode on "A Work-Life Balance" is now online. Should we be working
“There’s no such thing as a good job”
I'm not sure I agree with the title of the talk, but Australian lawyer and Fulbright fellow Melanie Poole's talk on work and its place in modern life
Speaking to BBC World Service Business Daily this morning
I have two dogs who think that 6:15 is a great time for breakfast, and a well-developed morning routine supporting my work, so I'm no stranger to early
Another example of overwork leading to product flaws: The GoPro Karma drone
Inc. has an article about GoPro and its struggles that includes a look at the failure and recall of the Karma drone in 2016. The drone would suddenly
Roombot and meeting scheduling
In my study of how companies shorten their workdays, one of the things I've consistently seen is companies shortening meetings, and doing a number of things to make
REST is available as an audiobook
The audiobook version of Rest is now available in the United States, just in case you're still looking for that perfect Christmas present! You can listen to a
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
Learning to nap
Writer, cyclist and "occasional triathlete" AC Shilton talks about a month-long experiment learning how to nap: I keep farmer’s hours, getting up at 5:30 to squeeze in a