REST is done
Today I emailed my copyeditor the index of REST. The main body of the book is now completely done, and it can go off to the presses. The
This looks interesting: The Soul at Work
Capital has managed to overcome the dualism of body and soul by establishing a workforce in which everything we mean by the Soul—language, creativity, affects—is mobilized for its
Another reason the world needs REST
A depressing piece on workplace suicide in The New Republic: Workplace suicides are sharply on the rise internationally, with increasing numbers of employees choosing to take their own
“vacation is serving their business, and their productivity, and their success at their work”
“If a vacation is done well, it gives your ego all this extra time to refuel, by not trying to manage your brain, not trying to be on
New study finds correlation between book-reading and longevity
A new study finds that people who read books live longer than those who do not. Researchers looked at "3635 people who were 50 or older," and found
Rest and its discontents
If you're in London, there's a cool-looking exhibition on rest opening at the end of September at the Mile End Art Pavilion: Rest & its discontents is a major
Morning edits
I got the page proofs for REST a few days ago, and am now working through them. It's always interesting and a little disorienting to see your words
Matthew Weiner: “I now cut myself slack on all of the thinking and procrastination time I use”
Matthew Weiner, Mad Men showrunner and writer (and someone I write about in REST), talks about the challenge of doing creative work early in your professional life The
Keep Me Posted
I recently got a message about the new Web comedy Keep Me Posted: Keep Me Posted Teaser from Hillary Nussbaum on Vimeo. As the Seed And Spark fundraiser
Stephen Wolfram on Richard Feyman’s avoidance of busyness
Brigid Schulte tweets a link to a Stephen Wolfram talk about "My Time with Richard Feynman." Among other things, it has thing line about Feynman's avoidance of busyness