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.

My favorite TED talk

Keith Ferrazzi tweeted his favorite TED clip and asked others which one is their favorite. As you may know, I like many TED clips and post some of them on this blog. Keith’s favorite was Al Gore’s on climate change which instantly reminded me of the TED talk I like the most; John Doerr’s talk on climate change and Genentech. I replied back (2) with this talk, but I decided to take a few minutes and re-watch it and post it here as well.

How food shapes our cities – TED

The other day while on a flight I was catching up on some TED episode and watched this clip on how cities impact our thinking of food. While  I think everyone should read Omnivore’s Dilemma or at least watch Food, Inc., people should know more about their food and make whatever informed choices they want. This is a good clip which I encourage you to watch.