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Informationen zum Autor Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is the founder of the Restful Company! a consulting company in SIlicon Valley! and a visiting academic at Stanford University. He is the author of The Distraction Addiction and has written for Slate ! Wired ! Atlantic Monthly and Scientific American . He lives in Silicon Valley! California Klappentext For most of us! overwork is the new normal. Resting means late-night TV binges or hours spent on social media. We never truly recharge. In this revelatory book! Silicon Valley consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang offers a way for us to be more productive and fulfilled in all areas of our lives. Working better does not mean putting in longer hours: it means working less and resting better. Whether through daily naps! as Winston Churchill did in the Second World War! spending a week alone in a cabin like Bill Gates! or simply walking or playing a game! 'deliberate rest' is the key to getting more done. Drawing on emerging neuroscience! Rest is packed with tips for upping our downtime - from sleep to hobbies to holidays. It's time to change the way we work! rest and play. Zusammenfassung For most of us! overwork is the new normal. Resting means late-night TV binges or hours spent on social media. We never truly recharge. In this revelatory book! Silicon Valley consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang offers a way for us to be more productive and fulfilled in all areas of our lives. Working better does not mean putting in longer hours: it means working less and resting better. Whether through daily naps! as Winston Churchill did in the Second World War! spending a week alone in a cabin like Bill Gates! or simply walking or playing a game! 'deliberate rest' is the key to getting more done. Drawing on emerging neuroscience! Rest is packed with tips for upping our downtime - from sleep to hobbies to holidays. It's time to change the way we work! rest and play. ...
