“a routine was essential for the prose writing”
Poet Jacob Polley in The Guardian about his routine and the differences between writing prose and poetry:
Evening Standard and Polish Express on Rest
When I was over in London in November, one of the journalists who interviewed me was the Evening Standard’s Katie Law. Her article came out a few days
Review of Rest in The Hindu
Out in tomorrow's (today's?) issue of The Hindu, a review of Rest by Sudhamahi Regunathan: The new year brings some good news. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang says, “Rest more and
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
“If you’re prone to burnout or still believe that overwork actually works, this book will set you straight”
More kind words from Arianna Huffington about REST, this time in Lifehacker: What are you currently reading? I read The Thrive Journal every day, of course. And I
Rest, Health And Well Being
I'm in the air today, flying to Munich for the DLD conference (many pictures and updates to come!), but in the meantime, check out my recent conversation on
“If you don’t make rest time a priority, you’re unlikely to achieve your fitness goals”
Elizabeth Millard draws a link between the role of rest in serious exercise, and in creative lives, in her new article "How To Recharge And Replenish Your Body
Is work-life balance a myth?
Yesterday I was on an episode of Al Jazeera's "The Stream" to talk about work-life balance, rest and technology. It was interesting doing a TV show, especially via
Former Navy SEAL commanders on waking up early
One of the things that surprised me when I was researching REST was how many really creative people got up early in the morning, and did their most
Gestures and Childhood Creativity
In the philosophy of mind, there's a concept called "embodied cognition," which holds that thinking isn't just something we do with our brains; we do it with our