TED Talks – Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off
Stefan Sagmeister’s Bio
There were two points that stood out for me while watching this video. First, have a plan for your sabbatical or your time off. Don’t just expect things to happen on their own. And, secondly, the amazing benefits of having the time to think and dream.
Now, you and I may not have the luxury of taking a year off every seven years, but what about a long weekend or a vacation?
I took a ten-day sabbatical in March and this is what I wrote when it was all over:
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“It was an absolutely fabulous week. Fun. Productive. Exhilarating. Exhausting (in a good way). Relaxing. And Creative. I did just what I said I was going to do. I wrote every day, meditated every day, got my new website up and practiced living a new way.
I had a plan, stuck to it and experienced an incredible ten-days.
I think it may be time for another sabbatical.
How about you? Have you ever taken a sabbatical? If so, for how long? How did you approach it? What was the outcome? If not, can you? Even of it is only for a long weekend?
