We tend to think of rest exclusively as passive, like putting our feet up, drinking a glass of wine, and binge-watching Stranger Things, but it can be much more engaging and rewarding than that.

I'm a big fan of lists. I have a list for just about everything; I have a list that keeps me on track at the office. I have per-project lists, and long-term goal lists for my work in the shop. Bonnie gives me her priority lists, and they end up rearranging mine. I keep running lists of things I h...