Comments on: The Burnout Antidote: A Creative Sabbatical http://smarterware.org/3758/the-burnout-antidote-a-creative-sabbatical Use your head (and great software) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Catherine http://smarterware.org/3758/the-burnout-antidote-a-creative-sabbatical/comment-page-1#comment-1282 Catherine Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:50:10 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=3758#comment-1282 Seven years seems to be the standard practice for academic sabbaticals but I think these days with more people staying in one job for less time, the ideal sabbatical would be shorter but more frequent. I think the ideal sabbatical would be 3 months every 2 years. Seven years seems to be the standard practice for academic sabbaticals but I think these days with more people staying in one job for less time, the ideal sabbatical would be shorter but more frequent. I think the ideal sabbatical would be 3 months every 2 years.

]]> By: gofloripa.net/magazin/ http://smarterware.org/3758/the-burnout-antidote-a-creative-sabbatical/comment-page-1#comment-1276 gofloripa.net/magazin/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:46:27 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=3758#comment-1276 If this was a financial antidote as well, I would consider this too. But taking a year off... I was sh*tting my pants when I was without a job for six months when moving from Germany to Brazil. But daydreaming certainly will give you the best ideas and new perspectives on things. If this was a financial antidote as well, I would consider this too. But taking a year off… I was sh*tting my pants when I was without a job for six months when moving from Germany to Brazil.
But daydreaming certainly will give you the best ideas and new perspectives on things.

]]> By: Giannicolus Jones http://smarterware.org/3758/the-burnout-antidote-a-creative-sabbatical/comment-page-1#comment-1274 Giannicolus Jones Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:35:18 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=3758#comment-1274 I just found out about this book called Glimmer, all about design and problem-solving. There's also a blog, and I just started reading it yesterday. Something I saw there really applies to this: <a href="http://glimmersite.com/2009/09/20/in-a-world-of-distraction-here%E2%80%99s-how-and-why-to-find-your-focus/bruce-mau/" rel="nofollow">In a world of distraction, here's how and why to find your focus</a>, and I actually thought it was going to be one of the things you linked to. Since it wasn't, I thought you might like to read it. I just found out about this book called Glimmer, all about design and problem-solving.

There’s also a blog, and I just started reading it yesterday. Something I saw there really applies to this:
In a world of distraction, here’s how and why to find your focus, and I actually thought it was going to be one of the things you linked to.

Since it wasn’t, I thought you might like to read it.

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