Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
@askpang.bsky.social
I run programs at 4 Day Week Global. Author of WORK LESS DO MORE (2023), SHORTER (2020), REST (2016) and THE DISTRACTION ADDICTION (2013).
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Weird how worried Wall Street is about DeepSeek, weren’t they just saying AI innovation is good even if it harms some people in the short term
January 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Weird how worried Wall Street is about DeepSeek, weren’t they just saying AI innovation is good even if it harms some people in the short term
Reposted by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
now that DeepSeek has completed AI, we hope that Silicon Valley will turn its attention to the next best thing: investing in rural history museums
January 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
now that DeepSeek has completed AI, we hope that Silicon Valley will turn its attention to the next best thing: investing in rural history museums
On the Grand Theft Auto theory of careers, inspired by my own recent history: open.substack.com/pub/askpang/...
The Grand Theft Auto theory of careers
Drive it like you stole it
open.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
On the Grand Theft Auto theory of careers, inspired by my own recent history: open.substack.com/pub/askpang/...
Posting this for absolutely no reason whatsoever harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
January 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Posting this for absolutely no reason whatsoever harpers.org/archive/1941...
“I hate writing; I love having written” is a real thing (even if Dorthy Parker never actually said it).
people tell you the best thing about having written a book is getting to call yourself a published author or sharing your vision with the world but really the best thing about having written a book is that you don't have to write it anymore
December 31, 2024 at 8:20 AM
“I hate writing; I love having written” is a real thing (even if Dorthy Parker never actually said it).
Reposted by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
The thing about Vivek's "white Americans are being pushed towards mediocrity by the culture" argument is its also the thesis of Hillbilly Elegy
December 28, 2024 at 1:36 AM
The thing about Vivek's "white Americans are being pushed towards mediocrity by the culture" argument is its also the thesis of Hillbilly Elegy
End-of-year articles about work and rest have me thinking about how we now think about “productivity” all wrong, and what we can do about it: askpang.substack.com/p/my-hope-fo...
My hope for productivity in 2025
tl:dr we're thinking about it all wrong.
askpang.substack.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:27 PM
End-of-year articles about work and rest have me thinking about how we now think about “productivity” all wrong, and what we can do about it: askpang.substack.com/p/my-hope-fo...
This has to be The Onion
Governor of New York Kathy Hochul has held a therapy session with 175 corporate reps, CEOs to "calm the nerves of the NYC business elite" in wake of Brian Thompson killing; promising state assistance for corporate security to combat "domestic terrorism," per POLITICO.
December 17, 2024 at 12:34 AM
This has to be The Onion
I didn’t think I’d find an essay about telemarketing quite so entertaining, but life is full of surprises. “Everyone said that telemarketing was the worst job in town, and for once, everyone was right…” slate.com/life/2024/12...
In My Life, I’ve Witnessed Three Elite Salespeople at Work. You Won’t Like Their Secret.
My wayward months as the best telemarketer in America.
slate.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:27 AM
I didn’t think I’d find an essay about telemarketing quite so entertaining, but life is full of surprises. “Everyone said that telemarketing was the worst job in town, and for once, everyone was right…” slate.com/life/2024/12...
Maybe the return to office folks have a point
December 6, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Maybe the return to office folks have a point
“If someone makes $50 million on a speculative asset, then some other set of people must have lost that $50 million. They just don’t know it yet:” open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
December 6, 2024 at 8:33 PM
“If someone makes $50 million on a speculative asset, then some other set of people must have lost that $50 million. They just don’t know it yet:” open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
This tracks with what I’ve seen when working with 4-day week companies: “improved performance on a 4-day working week arises through two psychological mechanisms of recovery and motivation: because better rested, better motivated brains, create better work:“ www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
How can a 4-day working week increase wellbeing at no cost to performance?
The 4-day working week is gaining interest, with international trials reporting enhanced staff wellbeing and performance, despite spending less time on the job. Here, we argue that improved performance on a 4-day working week arises through two psychological mechanisms of recovery and motivation: because better rested, better motivated brains, create better work.
www.cell.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:33 PM
This tracks with what I’ve seen when working with 4-day week companies: “improved performance on a 4-day working week arises through two psychological mechanisms of recovery and motivation: because better rested, better motivated brains, create better work:“ www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Apparently the lesson of “Don’t Build the Torment Nexus” continue to be misunderstood:
December 5, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Apparently the lesson of “Don’t Build the Torment Nexus” continue to be misunderstood:
Can confirm
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Can confirm
The only appropriate response is Nicolas Murray Butler’s when asked if he’d read Thornstein Veblen’s last book: “By God, I hope so.”
Inbox: "Tomorrow at 4:30 PM, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) will deliver his final speech as a United States Senator on the U.S. Senate floor."
December 2, 2024 at 11:22 PM
The only appropriate response is Nicolas Murray Butler’s when asked if he’d read Thornstein Veblen’s last book: “By God, I hope so.”
My conversation with Ian Bogost about the value of popped up on @theatlantic.com today:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Best of How To: Rest
Getting rest and going to the dentist aren’t as different as you might think.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:20 PM
My conversation with Ian Bogost about the value of popped up on @theatlantic.com today:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Furry gargoyle
December 2, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Furry gargoyle
You think you’re working on your syllabus? You’re working for ME. Time for scritches, human!
December 2, 2024 at 5:28 AM
You think you’re working on your syllabus? You’re working for ME. Time for scritches, human!
If you don’t think a black-and-white concert film consisting of one person and a piano could be completely absorbing, you haven’t seen Opus, Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performance: youtu.be/OyhTmH92Ljc?...
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS - Official US Trailer
YouTube video by Janus Films
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December 2, 2024 at 5:19 AM
If you don’t think a black-and-white concert film consisting of one person and a piano could be completely absorbing, you haven’t seen Opus, Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performance: youtu.be/OyhTmH92Ljc?...
The Golden Police Department just released a report on its 4-day week trial. It was a success: response time down, code enforcement up, resignations down by 50%: ehq-production-us-california.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/cfbe4617ccc6...
February 14, 2024 at 12:09 AM
The Golden Police Department just released a report on its 4-day week trial. It was a success: response time down, code enforcement up, resignations down by 50%: ehq-production-us-california.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/cfbe4617ccc6...
It’s never too soon to start thinking about how to spend the weekend well! www.ted.com/talks/alex_s...
How rest can make you better at your job
Yes, you need to take breaks at work. Not only is resting good for your brain — it might even make you more creative. Here are consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang's four tips to help you step away and ...
www.ted.com
November 2, 2023 at 5:53 AM
It’s never too soon to start thinking about how to spend the weekend well! www.ted.com/talks/alex_s...
A new video on work and rest (recorded last year, but TED created a lot of good stuff so it takes a while to get published)!
How rest can make you better at your job
Yes, you need to take breaks at work. Not only is resting good for your brain — it might even make you more creative. Here are consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang's four tips to help you step away and ...
www.ted.com
October 19, 2023 at 12:52 AM
A new video on work and rest (recorded last year, but TED created a lot of good stuff so it takes a while to get published)!
Dude just biked by wearing noise canceling headphones, holding his iphone in one hand, dictating an email. The Apple goggles are going to be an asteroid-level threat for the distracted.
September 4, 2023 at 4:07 PM
Dude just biked by wearing noise canceling headphones, holding his iphone in one hand, dictating an email. The Apple goggles are going to be an asteroid-level threat for the distracted.
“you can’t be expected to contextualize your own life as a child.”
A Writer Scrutinizes Privilege, Starting With His Own
In “Quiet Street,” Nick McDonell reflects on America’s most entrenched elite and his place within it.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2023 at 7:20 AM
“you can’t be expected to contextualize your own life as a child.”