This country was built on the hard working pioneer spirit that persevered over adverse conditions with dogged determination. Stretching the workday to all hours, eating lunch at the desk, refraining martyr-like from taking vacations, are all still remnants of this dedication. But times have changed and we know better now. Working smart, not hard, is the new paradigm. Recent research, as reported in the NY Times, suggests that we are much more productive working in a few 90-minute intervals with breaks in between, taking our vacations, and getting enough sleep and recreational time. This mirrors what spiritual disciplines mean when they say that we need to “slow down in order to speed up.”