Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

The question of our time: can we reclaim our lives in an age that feels busier and more distracting by the day? We've all found ourselves checking email at the dinner table, holding our breath while waiting for Outlook to load, or sitting hunched in front of a screen for an hour longer than we intended. Mobile devices and the web have invaded our lives, and this is a big idea book that addresses one of the biggest questions of our age: can we stay connected without diminishing our intelligence, attention spans, and ability to really live? Can we have it all? Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, a renowned Stanford technology guru, says yes. THE DISTRACTION ADDICTION is packed with fascinating studies, compelling research, and crucial takeaways. Whether it's 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 tuning out.

Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul

The Distraction Addiction

In our 24-7 global economy, rest feels like a luxury at best and a weakness at worst. We see work and rest as competitors - but what if they're actually partners in a productive, balanced life? Blending rigorous scientific research with examples of writers, painters and thinkers - from Darwin to Stephen King - Silicon Valley futurist and business consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang exposes how we've underestimated the power of rest for our success. Though it's as natural as breathing, it's also a skill we can all learn to boost our creativity and productivity. Full of tips for upping our downtime, from sleep to hobbies to vacation, Rest is a new roadmap for finding renewed energy and inspiration, and getting more done.

Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

Rest

'A must read for anyone interested in the 4-day week' - Heejung Chung, professor at the University of Kent and author of The Flexibility Paradox 'This invaluable book offers a clear way forward: we don't need to burn ourselves out, we can work less and get more done' - Rebecca Seal, author of SOLO: How To Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind) The 4-day week is no longer just an idea. Following successful trials in countries as far apart as New Zealand and the United Kingdom (where nearly all companies involved opted to continue beyond the pilot), research now shows that a shorter workweek benefits both companies and employees, increasing productivity, wellbeing and staff retention. Work Less, Do More offers a practical framework for making the 4-day week a reality in your business, whatever its sector and size. Top expert and Silicon Valley-based consultant Alex Pang helps you: -Identify the best pattern for your company -Assemble your team -Define what success looks like -Think through worst-case scenarios and troubleshoot potential difficulties -Put your plan into action So whether you are a founder who wants to make the 4-day week a reality, an employee who needs to make the case for a shorter working pattern to your board, or a manager who wonders whether this could give your team an extra edge, this is the only book you need to make the 4-day week work for you.

Designing the 4-Day Week

Work Less, Do More

Work Better, Smarter, and Less--Here's How

Shorter

Arianna Huffington

Long-listed for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2021 'One of the most hopeful books I have read about the state of modern work' Brigid Schulte, bestselling author of Overwhelmed Forget the old concept of the 9-5. Companies around the world are redesigning the work week to increase efficiency, health and happiness in their workers. A growing number of businesses are shortening their working week to address problems with low productivity, poor mental health and unequal working opportunities. Workers are still paid the same salary for a four-day week and the results are revolutionary. In Shorter, bestselling author Alex Pang studies these trailblazing businesses where managers are reporting their teams to be: - More creative in their problem solving - Happier and with lower stress and anxiety and cases of burn out - More productive Pang will reveal step by step, how they have gone about making these changes, the challenges and solutions and, most importantly, how you can do the same.

How Working Less Will Revolutionise the Way You Gets Things Done

You and your company can work less, be more productive, and make time for what's really important. The idea of success embraced by the global economy means being always-on, never missing an opportunity, and outworking your peers. But working ever-longer hours is't sustainable for companies or individuals. Fatigue-induced mistakes, whether in the operating room or factory line, cost companies billions, and overwork alienates and burns out valuable employees. But what if there is another way? Shorter tells the story of entrepreneurs and leaders all over the world who have discovered how to shrink the workweek without cutting salaries or sacrificing productivity or revenues. They show that by reducing distractions, eliminating inefficiencies, and creating time for high-quality focus and collaboration, 4-day workweeks can boost recruitment and retention, make leaders more thoughtful and companies more sustainable, and improve work-life balance. Using design thinking, a business and product development process pioneered in Silicon Valley, futurist and consultant Alex Pang creates a step-by-step guide for readers to redesign their workdays.

Work Better, Smarter, and Less—Here's How

"The idea of success embraced by the global economy means being always-on, never missing an opportunity, and outworking your peers. But working ever-longer hours isn't sustainable for companies or individuals. Fatigue-induced mistakes, whether in the operating room or factory line or trading floor, costs companies billions, and overwork alienates and burns out valuable workers. Yet as destructive as it is, the logic of modern capitalism demands that we work longer hours, and forever push ourselves to work even more. But what if there is another way? Shorter tells the story of entrepreneurs and leaders all over the world who find that by eliminating distractions, reducing inefficiencies, and carving out time for highly focused work and high-quality collaboration, they can make their businesses more productive, profitable, creative, and sustainable. Shorter days also empower workers and improve their work-life balance; improve company recruitment and retention; and make leaders more thoughtful and decisive. They show the way to a future of work that is more efficient, sustainable, and humane.Using design thinking, a business and product development process pioneered in Silicon Valley, futurist and consultant Alex Pang creates a step-by-step guide for readers to redesign their workdays-from reimagining the workday to designing initial trials, shortening meetings, streamlining communication, measuring the results, and selling the idea to investors and clients. He tells the story of this emerging global movement, the companies that are leading, it, and how readers can join it"--

Work Better, Smarter, and Less-here's how

L'ouvrage vous fait découvrir le pouvoir caché du repos ; il s'appuie sur les découvertes des neurosciences, de la psychologie et de la sociologie pour expliquer comment le bon usage de "repos volontaire" peut nous rendre plus créatifs, sans effort. Dans cet ouvrage surprenant, Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, consultant à la Silicon Valley, nous explique comment être plus productifs et épanouis dans tous les aspects de notre vie. « Travailler mieux », ce n’est pas accumuler de longues heures au boulot. C’est au contraire travailler moins et, surtout, mieux se reposer. Que ce soit en faisant de courtes siestes – comme le faisait Winston Churchill durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale –, en passant une semaine seul dans une cabine au fond des bois – à l’instar de Bill Gates –, ou simplement en marchant ou en jouant, le « repos volontaire » est une étape primordiale sur le chemin de la réussite. Le travail et le repos ne sont pas antinomiques, ils sont complémentaires. S’appuyant sur les découvertes récentes des neurosciences, de la psychologie et de la sociologie, l’ouvrage explique comment le bon usage de ce « repos volontaire » peut nous rendre plus créatifs, sans effort, et comment le mettre en oeuvre dans notre propre vie. Il est temps de changer la façon dont nous travaillons, nous détendons et nous reposons.

Pourquoi on en fait plus quand on travaille moins

Et si on se reposait ?

Redesign Your Work and Reclaim Your Time

Forget the old concept of the 9-5. Companies around the world are redesigning the work week to increase efficiency, health and happiness in their workers. A growing number of businesses are shortening their working week to address problems with low productivity, poor mental health and unequal working opportunities. Workers are still paid the same salary for a four-day week and the results are revolutionary. In Shorter, bestselling author Alex Pang studies these trailblazing businesses where managers are reporting their teams to be: - More creative in their problem solving - Happier and with lower stress and anxiety and cases of burn out - More productive Pang will reveal step by step, how they have gone about making these changes, the challenges and solutions and, most importantly, how you can do the same.

Astronomy was a popular and important part of Victorian sciences, and British astronomers carried telescopes to remote areas in India, North America, and Caribbean and Pacific islands to watch solar eclipses. This book tells the full story of these expeditions: the long periods of planning and financing, and the day-to-day work of getting to field sites, setting up camp, and preparing, observing, and recording eclipses.

Victorian Solar Eclipse Expeditions

Empire and the Sun

Die faszinierende Wissenschaft der Pause. Albert Einstein kannte sie, Charles Darwin und auch Thomas Mann: die Kunst, Pausen richtig zu nutzen! Denn alle drei arbeiteten täglich nicht länger als vier bis sechs Stunden und leisteten doch Herausragendes auf ihren jeweiligen Gebieten. Anhand dieser und vieler weiterer historischer Beispiele sowie aktueller Ergebnisse aus verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen weist der bekannte als Gastwissenschaftler an der Stanford University tätige Autor Alex Pang eindrucksvoll nach: Pausen sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil des Arbeitsprozesses, die richtig genutzt kreativer und produktiver machen. Sie sind keineswegs bloße „Ruhezeiten“, in denen alle Zeichen auf Pause stehen, sondern unbedingt notwendig für das Gehirn, um Informationen zu verarbeiten, einzuordnen und neue Zusammenhänge herzustellen. Wie Pausen zu wahren Krafttankstellen werden, die uns zutiefst erfrischen und unsere Kreativität in Hochform bringen, zeigt uns Alex Pang am Beispiel vieler unterschiedlicher Formen: Nickerchen, Morgen-Routinen, Zeiten des spielerischen Zeitvertreibs, körperliche Betätigung, Sabbaticals und viele andere mehr. Mit bahnbrechenden Ideen und vielen praktischen Tipps lädt die faszinierende Wissenschaft der Pause dazu ein, durch weniger mehr zu erreichen.

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