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 York, England, and the Netherlands, but I’ve written pieces about it for talent development magazines and business journals, and been interviewed in science journals, lifestyle magazines, and gone on several radio shows.

(And of course there are the reviews of REST in the Boston Globe and New York Times!)

Today, a piece about “10 Reasons Why Working Less Will Make You More Productive” came out in Cosmopolitan:

Ask someone how they’re doing, and they’ll probably answer, “I’m so busy!” Whether it’s a project for work or FOMO with your friends, you never want to feel like you have to say “no” to something. We regard the need for rest as a sign of weakness; and our perpetually-stimulated brains have a hard time downshifting and doing nothing.

But in my book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less, I argue that this attitude is unhealthy, counterproductive and short-sighted. Rest is essential for restoring the mental and physical energy we spend at work. Here’s how you can become more productive while simultaneously taking more breaks.

This means that I’m now competing for page views against articles with titles like “There Is So Much Underboob in Kylie Jenner’s 2017 Calendar” and “Hero Woman Turns Her Fridge’s Water Dispenser Into a Wine Dispenser.” I’ll be lucky to get out alive.

On the other hand, there’s a great Adventure Time animated GIF illustrating the article, so I can be a hero to my children.