Reader video about REST
One of the things that's been most gratifying about REST is that it's attracted some very thoughtful readers and reviewers-- most recently Canadian coach and healer Fia-Lynn Crandall, who
“Rest condemns neither hard work nor perfectionism, but rather celebrates both”
The Japanese edition of REST will be out in a few weeks, and I’ve started thinking about pieces that I could pitch to magazines and newspapers. But it
On Inside Mastery
I'm a guest on this week's Inside Mastery podcast, talking with host Martin Soorjoo about REST, performance, and productivity. You can listen on Soundcloud, or iTunes. This picture
Writing for Thrive Global
I've been writing every now and then for Thrive Global, and have a new piece arguing "Work-Life Balance is About Years, Not Hours." It mainly talks about Inga Clendinnen,
The flat, non-distracting doorways of the new Apple spaceship
Having written so much in REST and on this blog about the creative power of walks, I was struck by this detail in Julia Love’s Reuters article about
“We’re still stuck in this perception of sleep as a luxury”
The BBC has a piece about "How to nap successfully at work." For a short piece, it ranges pretty widely, talking about the various national approaches to napping
Is work-life balance a myth?
Yesterday I was on an episode of Al Jazeera's "The Stream" to talk about work-life balance, rest and technology. It was interesting doing a TV show, especially via
“This interest should be so absorbing that when he is thus engaged, business is banished from mind”
Walter Dill Scott, in his 1914 book Increasing Human Efficiency in Business (available on the Internet Archive), advises workers on the need for hobbies: Upon entering business every young man should
“A complete relaxation of the body often gives freedom to the intellect”
Around World War I, there were several business writers who advised readers about how to balance work and rest-- particularly mental rest-- in the modern office. Bertie Charles Forbes
“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,