“10 Ways That Working Less Will Make You More Productive”
Singapore Women's Weekly has a slide show of 10 Ways That Working Less Will Make You More Productive: It’s hard to say no, especially when there’s work piling
“I resolved never to read a mathematical book for more than a quarter of an hour at a time, without a break”
Last night I was out with some friends at a birthday celebration at our local pub, and-- as often happens among people of a certain age-- the conversation
Oliver Burkeman on the four-hour working day
Guardian columnist Oliver Burkeman talks about REST in his latest column, "Let’s hear it for the four-hour working day," and makes a connection that I confess I hadn't
Boredom is hot!
Just in time for the end of summer and back to school, more pieces about the virtues and challenges of boredom. My friend Martin Schwirn points out this
Archival work as strategic wandering
I’m in Corvallis for a couple days, doing some work at Oregon State University. My son is here for a rugby camp (how we raised a pair of
“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
“the best players know the importance of freshness and rest:” Ed Smith on practice and rest
Former professional cricketer Ed Smith has an essay in the New Statesman explaining how "the best players know the importance of freshness and rest." The nice thing about the
“rest is as important” as “ticking off all those items on our to-do list:” Readers on REST
One of the great pleasures of having written Rest is coming across feedback on Twitter or blogs from readers who've enjoyed the book and put it to use
“Children are always busy, even when they don’t look it:” Kids and deliberate rest
The Atlantic has an excerpt from a new book by psychologist Lea Waters, The Strength Switch, talking about the importance of free time and mind-wandering (or "free-form attention,"
Honolulu fights ‘smartphone zombies’
Just enjoy the sunset! The city of Honolulu has passed a law that "targets 'smartphone zombies'," people crossing the street while using their smartphones and not looking where