Rest, creativity, and note-taking: Lewis Carroll’s nyctograph
One of the things I discovered when working on Rest was how commonly creative people keep a notebook handy, when going on walks, at their beside, or even by
“vacations meant rather a variation of mental employment than absolute rest of mind”
In Rest, I talk about several people who became noted literary figures, but had careers in other fields. JRR Tolkien, who wrote The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings,
The value of flexibility: What workers will pay for different kinds of flexible working arrangements
If you ask people if they like flexibility in their jobs, they generally say, yes. But do they like it more than, say, stability or benefits? Would they trade
Vanity Fair: “a credible, factual case for chilling out and getting rest”
According to Vanity Fair's "The Books You Should Be Reading Now, According to Your Zodiac Sign," if you're a Virgo you should be reading Rest: VIRGO: 9/16-10/30 *Analytical and
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
Wisconsin Public Radio interview is now available online
For your Sunday morning listening: my interview on Wisconsin Public Radio's Joy Cardin Show, "Work Less, Rest More, and Be Successful," is now available to stream. Americans work
“he writes with an admirable focus on balance, on pleasure as well as success; in the end, it’s difficult to argue with his conclusions”
The Boston Globe has a nice review of Rest: Tools for dealing with work, life in rapidly shifting digital age Americans are known for overworking, notes Alex Soojung-Kim
Tech Nation and “The Neuroscience of Rest”
Last week I went up to San Francisco to record an interview with Moira Gunn and Tech Nation. The interview is now available online, on their episode "The
Fortunately Basic Books’ marketing is light-years better than this
I don't know if this is real or not (I assume not), but this exchange is utterly hilarious.
Radio day
Rest officially came out on Tuesday, and in the last several days I've been doing lots of press interviews and a few radio spots. Today I've got two