Reason number one million to leave your phone alone during breaks
Nextgov reports on new research comparing the mental efficacy of breaks with and without phones: Using your phone on break during mentally challenging tasks doesn’t allow your brain
How to have a more restorative vacation
Erica Alini interviewed me a couple days ago about rest and vacations, and now how an article in Gobal News about “The smartest vacation: How to get the
“physicians deserve humane expectations in training and practice”
Lisa Merlo, writing in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association: At the heart of excellent medical treatment is the physician who provides competent,
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
When taking a vacation is good for democracy
Slate reports on the Post-election plans of campaign staff and journalists. tl;dr: Almost to a person they're going to take some time off, and try not to think about
Another thing to look for when I’m in London: Nick Littlehales’ new book on sleep
Nick Littlehales, a sleep coach who's worked with many world-class athletes and is a fellow Penguin Life author (I can't tell you how cool it is to be able to
Cyberloafing, work, and recovery
This study came out a couple months ago, when I working on the revisions to Rest, so I didn't write about it then, but it's still quite timely: it's
“Doctors are prescribing a walk in the park:” the revival of nature therapies
Laura Smith in Slate writes about the revival of doctors prescribing time in nature to deal with obesity and other ailments, focusing mainly on Washington DC physician Robert