John Fitch | How to Take Time Off—For Real

Succeed Under Stress

John Fitch is an entrepreneur, startup coach, and the co-author of Time Off, a refreshing book that enables readers to be their most successful and creative selves through intentional leisure and rest. John is also the Chief Product Officer at Voltage Control, a facilitation agency that helps companies work better together through customized meetings and workshops.

After working at software startups for years, John wholeheartedly believes that the future of work is all about creativity. Consequently, he spends both his professional and personal time playing, innovating, and designing.

In this episode…

Do you feel like work dominates your life? Is your rest time infrequent and unhelpful? What if there was a way to create high-quality work without pulling all-nighters or working weekends?

According to John Fitch, the co-author of Time Off, a large quantity of input does not always guarantee high-quality output. In fact, too much work often leaves us exhausted and high-strung, with only sub-par results to show for all of our effort. Instead, John suggests that the secret to productive and creative work is actually rest and leisure.

In this episode of Succeed Under Stress, Dr. Jonathan Horowitz sits down with entrepreneur and author John Fitch to discuss how a healthy rest ethic is the key to creativity and success. Listen today as John talks about implementing an ancient Greek concept of time, the importance of daily creativity, and why you should try slow motion multitasking.