#90 How Working Less Could Improve Your Productivity feat. Alex Soojung Kim Pang

In a world where the hustle and the grind are glamorized, it can be almost radical to consider the importance of rest. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang wants to reinvent work so that we can shorten working hours, and even whole working weeks, in order to promote productivity. Alex is the founder of Strategy And Rest, a company that advises others on how to instill more productivity and creativity in their workforce by providing an environment that facilitates better rest. He is also a visiting scholar at Stanford University, and author of Shorter: Work Better, Smarter, and Less―Here's How”, as well as “Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less” Does it sound too good to be true? Think you could slow down and rest more? Well, listen as we discuss how the work of the mind can't always fit into a structured schedule, the valorization of overwork and why this balance is NOT too good to be true. Show Links: Guest Profile: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang on Linkedin:   / askpang   Alex Soojung-Kim Pang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/askpang?ref_src=t... Professional Profile at Stanford University: https://stanford.academia.edu/AlexSoo... Alex Soojung-Kim Pang on TEDxYouth@Monterey:    • TEDxYouth@Monterey - Alex Soojung-Kim Pang...   Strategy + Rest Website: https://www.strategy.rest/?page_id=8650 His work: Order Book: Shorter: Work Better, Smarter, and Less—Here's How: https://amzn.to/3qwaSsY Order Book: Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less: https://amzn.to/323PUrX Order Book: The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul: https://amzn.to/3A09jqo