“Do what you love” is terrible advice
Is there a more common piece of career advice today than “do what you love?” I’ve heard it for ages, and I certainly think that being in a
Will the Laptop Destroy the Coffee Shop?
Wednesday I was part of a forum at the Getty Center on the future of public space in the digital age. Cosponsored by Zócalo Public Square, it was
“I was determined to rebrand myself as a digital copywriter”
Ever since I finished my last book The Distraction Addiction, I’ve been thinking about the economics of creative work, and the whole question of how you can do
“Presidents are better for having time out of Washington, even better for time away with their families”
Former White House staffer Bill Burton argues that people should “stop complaining about Obama’s golfing.” Bottom line: it’s not really a vacation, even in Hawaii. Burton makes a
“Wake-up-to-power-down is the new 9-to-5”
Derek Thompson writes on the “joys and sorrows of late-night email:" For a certain class of workers, late evening isn't time off work. It's time on email, time
We interact with devices more hours than we sleep
The BBC recently had a piece on smartphone stress that’s worth a read. Two things stood out in particular. One is the work of Coventry University professor Christine
“it’s easier to nurture relationships with family and friends when they’re on leave”
Oliver Burkeman writes in The Guardian about a new study on the benefits of "collective restoration," the benefits of group breaks and simultaneous vacations: A team led by
“we fit our lives into our work, rather than fitting our work into our lives”
Cody Delistraty writes in The Atlantic about why overwork is bad, but we do it anyway: even though the amount of time you work tends to match how
Why people get into meditation: The Buddhify survey
Buddhify recently conducted a survey of its users to find out why they started meditating. Here are the results: Notice anything interesting? Nearly 60% said that they were
Deliberate Rest: A Manifesto
In my last book, The Distraction Addiction, I devoted two chapters to rest and restoration, and the Digital Sabbath movement. In a chapter on rest, I talk some about