Hyejin Kang’s Sequence 01
One of the nice things that comes from publishing a book like REST is that it connects you with some pretty interesting readers. In the old days, this
On the growth of zombie departments
When I was an undergraduate at Penn, one of the graduate students I met was an historian of American technology named Deborah Fitzgerald. Later, when I taught American
Work-life balance is about years, not days
[This is a repost of a piece I first published on Thrive Global.] When I was working on my book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You
“vacations meant rather a variation of mental employment than absolute rest of mind”
In Rest, I talk about several people who became noted literary figures, but had careers in other fields. JRR Tolkien, who wrote The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings,
“National Socialism in pill form:” Drugs and the ideology of perpetual work in the Third Reich
One of the images that always sticks with me when I think about the virtues of rest (and mention in my book) is that of Winston Churchill regularly
“By exercising and exhausting myself, I can get to restful states much quicker:” On exercise and creativity
In the BBC Radio 4 show The Quest for Rest, poet SJ Fowler talks about the creative value of working out. We often don’t think of working out as a
“Rest sounds like a straightforward topic. We think we know what it is. Until you start to look closely:” The Quest for Rest
BBC Radio 4 has started a new three-part series on The Anatomy of Rest. The first episode, The Quest for Rest, is being broadcast now. Here's the abstract: Rest sounds
Another reason the world needs REST
A depressing piece on workplace suicide in The New Republic: Workplace suicides are sharply on the rise internationally, with increasing numbers of employees choosing to take their own
New study finds correlation between book-reading and longevity
A new study finds that people who read books live longer than those who do not. Researchers looked at "3635 people who were 50 or older," and found
Rest and its discontents
If you're in London, there's a cool-looking exhibition on rest opening at the end of September at the Mile End Art Pavilion: Rest & its discontents is a major