Saiid Kobeisy talks about the importance of rest in Vogue Arabia
One of the greatest things about a book like REST is that it goes all kinds of places I don't, and gets picked up by all kinds of
Things to do the night before your vacation starts
A good complement to my recent discussion of vacations: this piece on Business Insider on things to do "before you jet off to some sunny shore:" you need
Overwork as laziness: My latest pieces for Thrive Global
I've got a two-part article on Thrive Global up today, around the concept of overwork as laziness. We think of overwork as a sign that we're in-demand, living
Freelancers need to rest, too
Manchester-based Web site Creative Boom has an article urging freelancers to "ditch the freelance guilt:" The first couple of years of freelancing weren't exactly a walk in the park.
Focus, mind-wandering, and the brain
Psychiatrist and Neuro Business Group founder Srini Pillay has a short piece on the Harvard Business Review blog arguing that "Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus," but
“Our job as creative leaders is to be bouncers at the door of Club Rest”
Campaign Live, an online magazine of the creative industry, declares that "it's time to join a movement for rest:" What we need to do is fucking REST. Not
Empty labour is “the simulation of productivity”
I'm starting to read through Roland Paulsen's work on the concept of "empty labor" for my new project on deliberate rest in the modern workplace, and was impressed
Shultz hours and the need for breaks
David Leonhardt has a piece in the New York Times about George Shultz's practice while he was Secretary of State during the Reagan era of taking an hour
Deliberate rest and daily schedules
Writer and artist Carey Dunne has a piece in Quartz that talks about deliberate rest and daily schedules, and argues for shorter, more focused working days: An underlying assumption
Happy National Napping Day!
Since today is National Napping Day, I thought I would highlight this recent article by Christopher Lindholst in Corporate Wellness Magazine: As companies review and adjust their budgets