“the power of resting”
This is one of my favorite quotes: The supreme quality of great men is the power of resting. Anxiety, restlessness, fretting are marks of weakness. (J. R. Seeley,
Smartphones, FOMO, and why email is the Ted Cruz of the tech world
One of the common threads running between Rest and my previous book The Distraction Addiction is that both encourage readers to see themselves as able to resist the
The costs of being always-available in academia
In REST, I talk a lot about why being able to unplug from work and detach emotionally and psychologically are good in the both the short term and
Work and sleep deprivation in the film industry
An interesting piece in Psychology Today about how Hollywood filming schedules mess with sleep patterns, and the dangers that causes: Within the entertainment business there has been much
“The best bosses know what balance is all about”
Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran warns against making the mistake of being online 24/7 in "The Mistake Employees Make Early In Their Career That Hurts Their Productivity:" Among
“we’re knee-deep in project management apps” but “we’re left with little headspace”
LSE professor Judy Wacjman explains why "time-saving technology has completely backfired:" First, there's the question: is a "hyper-productive philosophy—and the digital devices it breeds—actually conducive to genuine inventiveness and imagination?"
On the “Women’s Innovation Panel”
Lauren Hockenson at the Next Web pans the recent Dreamforce "Women's Innovation Panel," which featured Susan Wojcicki and Jessica Alba being interviewed by Gayle King. Apparently, it did not go so
On the Pixar theory of work
I have to start by confessing that I love LOVE LOVE Pixar movies. I think Cars and The Incredibles are fantastic, I love Finding Nemo (it's amazing how little kids at
“This looks like a ‘women’s problem,’ but it’s not. It’s a work problem.”
Anne-Marie Slaughter has an essay in the New York Times about today's "Toxic Work World." Following on yesterday's post on Swedish experiments in a six-hour day, it's a depressing
Experiments in six-hour days
The Guardian reports on experiments in Sweden to shorten the workday, in an effort to get higher-quality work and reduce turnover. In the Svartedalens care home, a Gothenburg nursing home, for