Why I started observing the Sabbath
I have observed the Sabbath my entire life.
Observing the Sabbath was never an active choice. Growing up in an Orthodox Jewish family, it was an integral part of life and everyone around me – family and community – did it. One day a week with no phone, email, work, or commerce. In 1990, this required no particular discipline. In 2025, it is one of the only reliable mechanisms I know for preserving time outside the attention economy. What was once framed as a restriction has become, in the modern context, a form of freedom. That reversal is at the heart of what the Power of Pause is about.
The Origin of the P.O.P. Method
My interest in time began earlier than the Sabbath, and more literally. As a software developer in my first career, I worked on real-time stockmarket information systems and became fascinated by options theory, specifically the calendar spread: a strategy designed to capture and monetise time decay.
Later, when I started a business, I pivoted from selling my own time building custom software to creating software platforms that could be sold repeatedly with recurring revenue streams. My goal was to earn more while asleep than awake. The question of how time compounds, or is consumed, has been with me since.
The P.O.P. Method is the synthesis of that curiosity and two decades of practice with high-performing people who are very good at building things and often poor at protecting time.
What I believe
Time is the only wealth you cannot recover. The attention economy knows this and has built its business model accordingly. Reclaiming agency over your time is not a productivity project, but a series of decisions based on values.
The people I work with do not need to be told that rest matters. They need a framework that makes rest structurally possible in the actual conditions of their life.
The Book
I’m currently writing a longer exploration of these ideas – the history of rest, the economics of attention, and what it actually takes to reclaim time in the conditions most people are living in. If you want to know when it arrives, the newsletter is the place to be.
Testimonials
Stories of Growth & Clarity
“I’ve read every productivity book out there. This was different. It wasn’t about doing more – it was about reclaiming control over my attention and energy.”
Sarah L., Managing Director
“The framework is simple, practical, and surprisingly powerful. Small changes created a noticeable shift in how I lead, think, and rest.”
Daniel K.,
“The Power of Pause helped me realise that my calendar was full of urgency, but very little intention. For the first time in years, I feel present both at work and at home.”
Michael R., Founder & CEO
“I’ve read every productivity book out there. This was different. It wasn’t about doing more – it was about reclaiming control over my attention and energy.”
Sarah L., Managing Director
“The framework is simple, practical, and surprisingly powerful. Small changes created a noticeable shift in how I lead, think, and rest.”
Daniel K., Family Business Principal
“The Power of Pause helped me realise that my calendar was full of urgency, but very little intention. For the first time in years, I feel present both at work and at home.”