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Do Pause
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Do Pause

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You are not a To Do list.

Robert Poynton

Machines are designed to run constantly; people aren’t. Our coping mechanisms are meditation apps, weekend breaks and annual holidays, but things soon revert. To prosper, we need a more sustainable approach — an ability to pause.

Do Pause looks at the importance of this subtle yet powerful idea across communication, creativity, relationships — as well as our wellbeing and sanity. With practical tools to help you create new habits or make more significant lifestyle choices, you’ll discover how to:
  • Reset and regenerate
  • Deepen your thinking and experiences
  • Take back control of your time
  • Reconnect with other people, and yourself

From taking a breath to taking a sabbatical, a pause can be many things. And the good news is, even just a small pause can make a real and lasting difference.

Product details

  • Published: April 2019
  • Dimensions: 12 x 17.8 cm
  • Extent: 128 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-907974-63-2

Artwork

Colour photography by Jim Marsden

Paper & print details

Paperback editions are printed by OZGraf Print on Munken, an FSC-certified paper

About the author

Robert Poynton divides his time between an off-grid, solar-powered house in rural Spain and Oxford, where he is an Associate Fellow of the University's Saïd Business School. He designs and facilitates programmes, retreats and workshops – which act as pauses for thought – both online and in person, for organisations and individuals. In Spain, he hosts a range of creative programmes and events, such as Reading Retreats. His work at Oxford University is practical not academic – he uses the playful approach described in Do Improvise (published 2013, updated 2022), to help leaders work with complex change. For 10 years he has been part of the Praxis Forum at Green Templeton College, a research centre focused on the connection between thinking and doing. In 2020 he founded Yellow, an online learning programme. He has spoken and led workshops at The DO Lectures, The Skoll World Forum, Singularity University and Schumacher College. He is married with three grown up sons. His wife runs an organic beef farm.