“You waste years by not being able to waste hours”
In Rest, I talk briefly about Amos Tversky's and Daniel Kahneman's time at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences as an example of a super-productive
“you may be in for a few surprising insights from a man who has… thoroughly researched the topic”
My local paper, The Almanac, has a nice article about Rest. What comes to mind when you think about rest? Reclining on the sofa with episodes of your
“Science demands a lot of its disciples, so scientists should take control, not be controlled”
This piece about scientists' working hours was written from last year, but it recently came to my attention after Jennifer Polk tweeted it out. (Of course I'm not
Martin Lindstrom: “I’ve literally written all my books while swimming”
Thrive Global, Ariana Huffington's new enterprise, has an interview with Martin Lindstrom (whose biography describes him as a "Change Agent. Brand Futurist. Bestselling Author.") that touches on exercise, boredom,
Appearing on KERA’s “Think” this Thursday
This Thursday, December 8, I'm going to be on KERA radio, on their morning show Think. I'll be on the first hour, starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
Business Insider on “How rest makes you more creative and productive”
When I was in Amsterdam, one of the magazines I talked to was the Dutch version of Business Insider. Now, the English version has published a translation of
The culture of overwork is not a new problem: American writers were describing rest as a “Forgotten Art” in 1876
Every now and then I come across some old essay that’s worth preserving and sharing. Recently I came across this 1876 piece by a Scottish-born American physician, Alexander
Parenthood and the need for recovery: we need time away from even our most meaningful work
Slate has a piece by Elissa Strauss explaining "Why retreats for moms are a terrible idea." I'll admit that I'd never heard of retreats for moms, other than
Promoting REST
Investors Business Daily has an article about REST and another new book, Brian Tracy's Master Your Time, Master Your Life: "Know How To Spend Time, And When To
“why so liberal and impartial a benefactor as sleep, should meet with so few historians”
I'm working on a short ebook on my early morning practice and how it illustrates the way I combine work and rest, and (via Roger Ekirch's classic work