Reboot, recharge and rebalance
Sympower: Reboot, Recharge, Rebalance by Lucy Griffith
Active Break Videos:
Other Videos:
Why Boredom is Important: BBC Reel short video
Time Confetti – The One Thing Ruining Your Free Time: BBC Reel short video
How to improve your sleep: Sleep Tips video by Sleep Scientist Matthew Walker
How to tell if you’re sleep Deprived: Tech Insider Video
Sleep is your superpower: TED talk by Sleep Scientist Matthew Walker
Triaging your ‘crazy busy’ life: TED talk by ER Doctor Darria Long
Books:
Rest – Why you get more done when you work less – Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Solo – How to work alone (and not lose your mind) – Rebecca Seal
Sleep – Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Podcasts:
Dr. Ragan Chatterjee interviews Alex Soojung-Kim Pang – Work Less & Get More Done
Dr. Ragan Chatterjee interviews Claudia Hammond – Why You Need More Rest
Articles:
BBC Worklife Article: How the Pandemic could redefine our productivity obsession
How Busyness Leads to Bad Decisions: Article from BBC Worklife
Do people choose pain over boredom? Article from BBC News
Why do we buy into the ‘cult’ of overwork? Article from BBC Worklife
BBC Worklife Article: Redesigning the traditional work week
BBC Worklife Article – ‘How Feierabend helps Germans disconnect from the workday’
Behavioural Scientist Article – Time Confetti and the Broken Promise of Leisure
New York Times Article – Relax! You’ll get more done
Learning to Say No More Often: Article from New York Times
Is Self-Care Self-Indulgence? – Article from New York Times
A case for doing nothing: The Dutch concept of ‘Niksen’ – Article from New York Times
What to do with a day off – Article from New York Times
How to Deal with Feeling Constantly Overwhelmed: Article from Harvard Business Review
Why Taking a Break Doesn’t Always Mean Unplugging – Article from HBR
Why Overwork is Really a Form of Laziness: Article from Thrive Global
Seeing Overwork as a Problem: Article from Thrive Global
How to calm a racing mind and finally go to sleep – Article from Thrive Global
Creating the Habit of Not Being Busy – Article from Thrive Global
The impact of Cognitive Fatigue – Article from Metro
Studies & Reports:
Microsoft Human Factors Lab Study: Research Proves Your Brain Needs Breaks
World Health Organisation Report 2021: Long Working Hours Increasing Deaths from Heart Attack and Stroke
Stanford University Study: The Productivity of Working Long Hours
How walking can improve creative thinking: 2014 Study – American Psychological Association
Downloads and Extra Resources:
Keeping Structure & Balance in Your Workday during the Covid19 Crisis
Energy depletion exercise: PDF Worksheet
Free Sleep Booklet to download: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep