Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

dic 2016 · Distribuido por Basic Books

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"Rest is such a valuable book. If work is our national religion, Pang is the philosopher reintegrating our bifurcated selves."---Arianna Huffington, New York Times Book Review

Overwork is the new normal. Rest is something to do when the important things are done—but they are never done. Looking at different forms of rest, from sleep to vacation, Silicon Valley futurist and business consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang dispels the myth that the harder we work the better the outcome. He combines rigorous scientific research with a rich array of examples of writers, painters, and thinkers—from Darwin to Stephen King—to challenge our tendency to see work and relaxation as antithetical. "Deliberate rest," as Pang calls it, is the true key to productivity, and will give us more energy, sharper ideas, and a better life. Rest offers a roadmap to rediscovering the importance of rest in our lives, and a convincing argument that we need to relax more if we actually want to get more done.

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Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is a a director at 4 Day Week Global, and works with companies around the world to harness the power of rest. He has spoken at venues ranging from the Globe Theatre in London, to the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to the Googleplex in Silicon Valley. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.