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He is also the author of the 20 book the distraction addiction. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. This emerging global movement is described in the new book by alex soojungkim pang, shorter. Whether its breathing while facebook refreshes, or finding creative ways to take a few hours away from the digital crush, this book is about the ways to tune in without. His work uses history, anthropology, neuroscience, and psychology, to understand how great minds use both intense focus and mindwandering to stimulate and sustain their creativity, and how technology can be used to enhance rather than erode those efforts. Rest why you get more done when you work less by alex soojungkim pang 310 pp. By alex soojungkim pang author distraction addiction.

The distraction addiction by alex soojungkim pang is a revelation for technophobes and technophiles alike, not to mention those of us who fit somewhere in between. A professional futurist with a phd in the history of science, pang is a former microsoft research fellow, a visiting scholar at stanford and oxford universities, and a senior consultant at strategic business insights, a silicon valleybased think tank. His writing has appeared in such publications as scientific american, the atlantic, slate, wired, and american scholar. This emerging global movement is described in the new book by alex soojung kim pang, shorter. It offers a revelatory view of how much technology has been a part of human history since the beginning of human history. Many of us can feel burnt out, tired or stretched too thin.

Whats being disrupted is our collective delusion that burnout is simply the price we must pay for success. Drawing on fascinating new research by neuroscientists and psychologists, as well as traditional buddhist thought, pang offers handson advice on how to stay focused and overcome our internet. Alex soojungkim has 9 jobs listed on their profile. Mountain view on mar 10, 2020, on datebook from the the san francisco chronicle. This is clearly a movement thats only gaining steam, and im proud to help it take off.

Alex soojung kim pang is a silicon valleybased consultant and writer. Access a free summary of rest, by alex soojungkim pang and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. Alex soojung kim pang contemplative computing youtube. Alex soojungkim pang studies how people create, and the worlds they create. Alex soojungkim pang audio books, best sellers, author. 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. I document some of this work, as well my travels and other work, on my blog. Why the secret to productivity isnt longer hours money. Alex soojungkim pang is a senior consultant at strategic business insights in menlo park, california, as well as a visiting scholar at stanford university. If work is our national religion, pang is the philosopher reintegrating our bifurcated selves. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. In this revelatory book, silicon valley consultant alex soojungkim. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alex soojung kim pang books online. Alex soojungkim pang on his new book, shorter freedom.

In a perceptive new study of how best to cope with the relentless interruptions presented by digital life, and its costly effects on our ability to stay. Alex soojungkim pang is a consultant in silicon valley and a visiting scholar at stanford university. Alex soojungkim pang is the founder of the restful company, a consultancy firm based in silicon valley that teaches organizations how to cultivate a better worklife balance through talks and workshops. His previous book the distraction addiction argued that we can use. He writes about technology and its cultural impact.

Getting the information you need and the communication you want, without enraging your family, annoying your colleague by aug20 hardcover 01jan1941. Alex soojungkim pangs the distraction addiction 20 takes a look at attention in todays distractionriddled society and asks how we can stay connected and productive. Pang recognizes how we are all becoming slaves to technology, with checking our email every few seconds, to switchtasking which most people think is multitasking, to forgetting how to just be with ourselves and with others. Alex soojungkim pang, a renowned stanford technology guru, says yes. And its truebut theres another force transforming the way we work, and that is. Resting means latenight tv binges or hours spent on social media. Or, more specifically, what were doing in those few hours when were not working. Why you get more done when you work less basic books, 2016 and the distraction addiction little brown, 20 blend history, psychology, and neuroscience to explore the hidden role of leisure and mindwandering in creative lives. Alex soojungkim pang is a silicon valleybased consultant and writer.

Penguin presents the complete unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of rest by alex soojungkim pang, read by adam sims. It should be compulsory reading for office managers everywhere katie law evening. Alex soojungkim pang, phd, has spent two decades studying people, technology, and the worlds they make. For most of us, overwork is the new norm, and we never truly take the time to rest and recharge. Alex soojungkim pang is the founder of the restful company, a consultancy firm based in silicon valley that teaches organizations how to cultivate a. Alex soojungkim pang studies people, technologies, and the worlds they make. Im the author of shorter public affairs and penguin business, rest. A visiting fellow at stanford university, pang is the author of. Why you get more done when you work less and the distraction addiction. Alex soojungkim pang has spent the past twenty years studying people, technology, and the worlds they make. In this revelatory book, silicon valley consultant alex soojungkim pang offers a way for us to be more productive and fulfilled in all areas of our lives. Work better, smarter, and lessheres how released march 10, 2020. Browse alex soojungkim pangs bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Information technologies today interrupt and distract us, dividing our attention across a range of activities and devices.

Why you get more done when you work less basic books. Why you get more done when you work less, alex soojungkim pang superbly illuminates this phenomenon and helps push it along. But alex soojungkim pang says that overworking can actually. Alex is the founder of the restful company, a silicon valley consultancy. A silicon valleybased futurist and consultant, he has worked with gov ernments and fortune 500 companies. Shorter alex soojungkim pang 9781541730717 netgalley. Since turning in the final edits for my book shorter, ive continued interviewing companies and leaders whove moved to 4day weeks or 6hour days. Why you get more done when you work less alex soojungkim pang hardback. Rest is something to do when the important things are donebut they are never done. Looking at different forms of rest, from sleep to vacation, silicon valley futurist and business consultant alex soojungkim pang dispels the myth that the harder we work the better the outcome. The distraction addiction, by alex soojungkim pang sfgate. The distraction addition by alex soojung kim pang is a book for our times. But as silicon valley consultant alex soojungkim pang explains in this groundbreaking book, rest needs to be taken seriously and to be done properly, because when you rest better you work better.

Why you get more done when you work less pang, alex soojungkim, huffington, arianna on. Alex soojungkim pang is the founder of the restful company and a visiting scholar at stanford. Alex soojungkim pang founder strategy and rest linkedin. View alex soojungkim pangs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The distraction addiction is packed with fascinating studies, compelling research, and crucial takeaways. Why you get more done when you work less, author alex soojungkim pang starts with a simple premise. It can be hard to balance everything on our plates, especially in work environments that require long hours and multitasking. Arianna huffington on a book about working less, resting more. His book shorterexplores the global movement to shorten working hours, and how companies in a variety of industries are moving to 4day weeks or 6hour days while improving productivity and profitability. This feels like an inevitable state of affairs, but alex soojung kim pang.