Alex Pang wants you to start taking longer lunch breaks. The author of The Distraction Addiction, Rest, and Shorter: Work Better, Smarter and Less extols the virtues of dedicated rest as an antidote to the frustrations of high-achievers.
Today on The Braincare Podcast, Alex shares his thesis on deep work vs. deep play. He explains why training yourself in active skilled rest catalyses new creativity, how societal attitudes to breaks need to change, and why lifelong hobbies can actually complement our work lives!
We talk about:
- Deep work and flow
- Why the most restorative rest is active
- Learning deep play with the mindset of a Buddhist monk
- Why lifelong hobbies aren't competitors to work
- Mountaineering means different things to different people...
- Why we need to bring back lunchbreaks
- Collective action for self-care
