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I was fascinated by so many aspects of this book. First, the basic premise: that in the modern world we've come to wear overwork and multitasking and stress like badges of honor, when in reality these things make us less efficient and less effective. The many studies and scientific explanations throughout the book well support this premise. The many anecdotes pulled from throughout history and across disciplines highlight the science at work in the lives of some of our greatest thinkers, artists, and changemakers--it's one thing to be told we need to take rest seriously, but it's the stories that inspire us to do so. I have only two complaints about this book. One, that it took several chapters before any women made it into the examples and stories (eventually though, the author does include plenty). Two, that the author never really addressed something I think is important, which is that in many of the most significant examples he gives of great (male) thinkers/writers/etc he doesn't acknowledge the fact that these guys were able to uphold their "disciplined rest" schedules because they had wives and mothers and servants to take care of mundane chores they would never have to deal with themselves. I don't think it undermines his point overall, and it's a fact that shouldn't have been glossed over so frequently if the intention is to show readers what's possible. Bringing in this aspect, or otherwise making more of a point about modern challenges on our time like keeping house, child rearing, spending time with one's spouse and family, etc. especially for women would have just made the stories that much more relatable and even more inspiring.