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A review by alaraor
Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
3.0
RBC Read for March 2021
I specially enjoyed the opening reflections on how a big majority of us think of rest as the absence of work, not as something that stands on its own/has its own qualities. And I think he might have a point...we tend to be more interested in how to work better but we hardly ever think very much about how to rest better, or at least I certainly have that issue.
I was really intrigued by the concept of "deep play" and will try to find my active rest activity. My three starts come from me not being overly fond of the writing style, a bit too much name dropping for my liking. However, the book is well researched and some of the stories were quite interesting and provided context. Overall nothing particularly new, but yet an important reminder of what truly matters and who rest should be taken seriously.
Rest is not idleness
I specially enjoyed the opening reflections on how a big majority of us think of rest as the absence of work, not as something that stands on its own/has its own qualities. And I think he might have a point...we tend to be more interested in how to work better but we hardly ever think very much about how to rest better, or at least I certainly have that issue.
I was really intrigued by the concept of "deep play" and will try to find my active rest activity. My three starts come from me not being overly fond of the writing style, a bit too much name dropping for my liking. However, the book is well researched and some of the stories were quite interesting and provided context. Overall nothing particularly new, but yet an important reminder of what truly matters and who rest should be taken seriously.
Rest is not idleness