Time Out

Sure, I'd gone on vacation for a week or two, but before this year I'd never taken a sabbatical. Never stopped to give me some real time for myself. Now that I've had time to think, to go and do things that I've wanted to do for the longest time, to just have time to find myself again, it makes a world of difference.

Stefan Sagmeister talks about the power of time off and how it refreshes his ability to see new things, come up with new ideas and just resets his mind as a whole. To a certain extent we need to take time for ourselves. We need to heal ourselves of the chronic stress and the focus on materialism and productivity. We need to realize that taking this time to find ourselves and become whole again is being productive, for we are only useful to society as complete and healthy citizens.