Digital nomads on the s-curve
The digital nomads movement exists in a bit of a legal grey area: people who travel the world, renting houses or hanging out in coworking spaces while freelancing
Rest with Alex Pang, Episode 2: Annie Tevelin and SkinOwl’s 24-Hour Week
This week on my podcast I talk to Annie Tevelin, founder and head of SkinOwl, a Los Angeles-based cosmetics company that works a 24-hour week. SkinOwl makes vegan cosmetics
Rest with Alex Pang, Episode 1: Stephan Aarstol and the five-hour day at Tower Paddleboards
So the first episode of my podcast Rest with Alex Pang is now up: it's an interview with Stephan Aarstol, the founder of pioneering stand-up paddleboard and beach
Esports and the rise of training facilities: Even professional gamers need breaks
not the esports training center in the article The Washington Post has an article about how esports franchises are starting to build training facilities for teams that offers
“the neoliberal tenets of unregulated self-interest” get “friendly, hand-lettered makeovers”
I've long been sympathetic to, but also skeptical, of the claim that you should "do what you love" or pursue your passion no matter what. For one thing,
Working hours in South Korea are coming down
The Guardian reports that the South Korean government has voted to cut back the 'inhumanely long' 68-hour working week: Employees in one of the most overworked countries in
Happiness and LSE podcasts
I'm a fan of podcasts. When I take the dogs out walking in the evening, I'll often listen to a podcast, since the dogs generally have little to
“Afternoons are the Bermuda Triangles of our days:” Daniel Pink on time of day and performance
Daniel Pink has an excerpt from his new book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, that talks about the rather large effect circadian rhythms have on our
“The costs of overwork can no longer be ignored:” Peter Fleming on working hours and the future of work
Peter Fleming has a piece in The Guardian on the dawning realization that our working hours need a reset: Following 30 years of neoliberal deregulation, the nine-to-five feels
“There’s no such thing as a good job”
I'm not sure I agree with the title of the talk, but Australian lawyer and Fulbright fellow Melanie Poole's talk on work and its place in modern life