Hello from Bentonville Arkansas, most interesting place in the world
This year I’ve given talks in Tokyo, Osaka, Baku, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, London, Montreal, Palm Springs, and other places. But I think the coolest place I’ve been to all year
I talk about books at Blake Street
So I was just in BlakeSt., a truly extraordinary venue in Bentonville, Arkansas, talking about REST and SHORTER. I recorded a little 1-minute video about books in their
Some personal news: I’m joining the BrightSight Group
I’m on my last business flight of 2019, heading to Bentonville Arkansas to talk at BlakeSt. about work, rest, and the 4-day week. It’s been a busy year:
Speaking at Life Lessons in London, February 2020
I'm going back to London in February to speak at Life Lessons, a conference at the Barbican! Wellbeing isn't about lycra and fad diets. Its aim is not
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,
My talk at Google
Recently I was at Google, at the invitation of the Asian Googlers Network, to talk about Rest, my new work on the 4-day week, and even a bit
On being “talent”
Last week I spent a day in San Francisco, recording a summary of REST for a company that's putting together a series of lectures on work-life balance, digital
Jabra video on deliberate rest
In September when I was in Europe, I gave a talk at Jabra corporate headquarters, just outside Copenhagen (where I had some excellent food, and saw some cool
Utrecht and Happinez festival
I was in Europe for about ten days at the end of September. I used to blog about trips in near real-time, but what little real-time reportage I
Get Brainwashed: Talking about work and rest with Brainwash.nl
When I was in Amsterdam, I took some time to do an interview with the Web magazine Brainwash about REST, work in contemporary society, and creativity. The first