The power of time off

Another great TED clip I watched the other day. The power of time off. While taking time off to recharge is something that is often thought/ talked about by employers I get a feeling most people believe it’s “the man” preaching to “look good” to their employees. I’ll admit, I’ve felt that way before. Historically, I have not thought such an amount of time off is warranted in most positions (including mine, despite how much I may  want it), however I have see how powerful it can by through my aunt, Helen Milner, who is a professor. That said, maybe Stefan has a point, as people are working longer into their lives in modern western society maybe it makes sense to consider breaking up those 40+ years of career work with a sabbatical year every so often in return for fewer retired years.

I know I’ll start thinking about planning a sabbatical year in the next decade.

Posted in Randomness, video on February 10th, 2010 Taged with ted

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