Rest

This book by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Diary of a CEO. The people who vouched for it on air: Dan Murray-Serter. It comes up in conversations about anxiety & stress, consciousness, depression & mood, psychedelics, relationships. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

For most of us, overwork is the new normal and rest is an afterthought. In our busy lives, rest is defined as the absence of work: late-night TV binges, hours spent trawling the Internet, something to do once we've finished everything else on our to-do lists. But dismissing rest stifles our ability to think creatively and truly recharge. In Rest, Silicon Valley consultant Alex Pang argues that we can be more successful in all areas of our lives by recognizing the importance of rest: working better does not mean working more, it means working less and resting better.

• “i read an amazing book called rest by alex song yam ping i think his name is um brilliant book much better than why we sleep”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “i read an amazing book called rest, brilliant book much better than why we sleep”
  Dan Murray-Serter · The Diary of a CEO · Oct 202001:47:47

  Said during "Overcoming Depression, Burnout, Anxiety and Insomnia with Dan Murray-Serter | E54". The episode features Dan Murray-Serter: Entrepreneur and co-founder of the brain-care supplement brand Heights, host of the Secret Leaders podcast, previously founder of the fashion app Grabble. Heights founder Dan Murray-Serter on overcoming depression, burnout, anxiety and insomnia, ayahuasca, and building a brain-care brand.