About the Book
Natalie Nixon-known as "the creativity whisperer to the C-Suite" and a top creativity and future of work keynote speaker, advisor, and strategist-teaches how to harness the power of everyday activities like daydreaming and casual conversations to stress less and produce more at work.
Natalie Nixon helps corporate leaders achieve transformative business results by applying wonder and rigor to their work. In MOVE, THINK, REST, she reveals how the best organizations allow the personal and the professional to converge at strategic moments, which often come when we step away from our desks and phones. According to Nixon, it is this MTR framework-which allows for simple activities like going for a walk, daydreaming, engaging in more casual yet meaningful conversations, pondering questions about a challenge post-meeting-that is the best way to collectively revise, re-organize and re-energize our daily lives.
Nixon's MTR framework (Movement, Thought, and Rest) will change the way you work. And it will do so without demanding that you overhaul your personality, adhere to a rigid protocol, or life-hack the liveliness out of your working hours. When you allow yourself to pause, unabashedly pay attention to your emotions and allow your intuition to guide you, then you achieve fluency, ease, and even greater productivity. MOVE, THINK, REST brings a unique perspective as a thought leader who's optimized her background in anthropology, fashion, design thinking, academia & dance.
About the Author :
Known as the "creativity whisperer to the C-Suite," Natalie Nixon, Ph.D. helps corporate leaders achieve transformative business results by applying wonder and rigor to their work. In 2021, her firm, Figure 8 Thinking, was named one of the top 20 women-led innovation firms by Core 77. As a popular and increasingly in-demand keynote speaker, Natalie's accessible advice on creativity, and the future of work and innovation has landed her on the "Top 50 Keynote Speakers In The World" list for 2022 by Real Leaders.
Review :
"This is one of the best books I've read about productivity and leadership. In Move. Think. Rest., Natalie Nixon gifts us with an inspired guide to reimagine what is possible AND essential about our work and organizations."--Josh Linkner, New York Times bestselling author, 5x tech founder/CEO, venture capital investor, jazz guitarist
"Natalie Nixon has long been a trusted guide for leaders who want to think differently and innovate boldly. In Move. Think. Rest., she provides a refreshing antidote to hustle culture, showing that true productivity doesn't come from grinding harder-- it comes from allowing space to reset. This book is a game changer for anyone looking to work
with more ease and impact."--Dorie Clark, executive education faculty at Columbia Business School and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game
"As a culture, we've long equated productivity with output, speed, and constant busyness-- but what if that's all wrong? In Move. Think. Rest., Natalie Nixon challenges us to redefine what it means to work well, showing how movement, reflection, and rest are not distractions but essential ingredients for creativity and success. A must- read for anyone looking to reclaim time and unlock their best thinking."--Jessi Hempel, host of LinkedIn's Hello Monday
"Busy is not a strategy. Instead of hustling to please the system, Dr. Nixon helps us see that we can make a difference most effectively when we don't burn out."--Seth Godin, international bestselling author, This Is Strategy
"Dr. Nixon offers a potent prescription for nurturing the workplace's most vital asset: your mental health and capacity to grow. Timely and essential, this work provides a philosophy and practice for building career resilience-- just when we need it most."--John Maeda, VP, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft
"Move. Think. Rest. is a grounded and deeply useful guide to organizing your emotions and activities around the contributions you hope to make across a lifetime."--Kelly Corrigan, New York Times bestselling author, host of Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast
"Move. Think. Rest. is an inspiring guide for embracing wonder and intuition, helping us unlock our fullest potential with grace and purpose."--Misty Copeland, New York Times bestselling author and principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre
"MTR is a groundbreaking new framework for conceptualizing creativity and productivity. Using science, storytelling, and practical exercises, Nixon takes us on a journey to discover and redefine how we spend our precious time. Treat this book as a handbook you will return to again and again!"--Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author, Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space
"This isn't just another productivity hack--it's a life-changing operating system for sustainable success. Read this book, implement its wisdom, and watch your potential skyrocket!" --Mel Robbins, #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast
