“Feierabend” and routines during remote work
In a recent Financial Times piece, I made the case for the importance of routines in helping us be productive and happy. In particular, those of us working
Talking about REST and SHORTER at Silicon Foundry, December 4
I'll be talking about REST and SHORTER at Silicon Foundry in San Francisco on December 4. The talk will range cross my last three books, THE DISTRACTION ADDICTION,
How conforming to ideology gets money-laundered into expressing personal preference
A friend recently asked me how much things like our embrace of overwork and the M-curve in women's employment (the phenomenon of women dropping out of the workforce
“Medicine has become something of a stealth family-friendly profession”
Claire Cain Miller, who writes some great stuff about work and family for the New York Times, has a piece about mothers and medical practice: Medicine has become
Some of the World’s Best Restaurants are Learning to Rest
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-baub6-9a414a Cooking at elite restaurants is one of the most creatively and physically demanding jobs in the world. You're constantly experimenting with new combinations of foods, looking for
Even the expectation of work email creates anxiety
This finding should come as no surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention to the literature on email, detachment, and work-life balance, but a new study finds that
Aging and work
Last week I was on BBC Radio 4's morning show talking about REST and the need to change work and careers in a world where life expectancies are
Rest with Alex Pang, Episode 4: Jessica de Bloom and the Science of Vacations
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wn9tz-952bd4 Since we're in the middle of summer break, I thought it would be fitting to take a break from the shorter hours interviews, and talk about something that's
Rest with Alex Pang, Episode 1: Stephan Aarstol and the five-hour day at Tower Paddleboards
So the first episode of my podcast Rest with Alex Pang is now up: it's an interview with Stephan Aarstol, the founder of pioneering stand-up paddleboard and beach
Esports and the rise of training facilities: Even professional gamers need breaks
not the esports training center in the article The Washington Post has an article about how esports franchises are starting to build training facilities for teams that offers