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:
Over the weekend I had a short piece in Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper, which was dedicated to "the benefits of boredom." My piece explains why "Rest and Boredom
A good complement to my recent discussion of vacations: this piece on Business Insider on things to do "before you jet off to some sunny shore:" you need
I was on CBC Radio's call-in show "Ontario Today" earlier today, talking about "The key to a restful vacation." You can listen here: It was a fun time for
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
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
In my garage office I have a standing desk (actually a shelf in my Ikea bookcase). Most of the time it's awesome, but sometimes I do like to
Tasmanian newspaper The Mercury has a long piece ("Find the time to give it a rest") about REST and Robert Dessaix's fine book The Pleasures of Leisure: Ever
I seem never to have blogged this, but in the June Penn Gazette I have an article about biophysicist Britton Chance, sailing, and deep play. As I explain
Outside Online has a new article, "Eight of Our Favorite Writers on Why They Run." They're not simply writers who also happen to enjoy a jog; all of