Posted On: April 7, 2022
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If buildings can bend, like these in NYC, then bosses can too when it’s time to encourage employee BreakAways.
Honestly, the flurry of sabbatical and career-break ink of late has been dizzying. At some point…
Posted On: March 20, 2022
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Employers allegedly want neat, linear work histories. But most lives, especially those well-lived, more resemble a beautiful stack of abstract experiences.
Monster-networking SM site LinkedIn shocked the world on March 1 by suddenly—and finally—including career…
Posted On: September 14, 2021
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Hello Friends. Are you there? Maybe so, maybe not, because we may have lost subscribers due to a terrible tech snafu—not the Russians, not hackers, just one of those lamentable collapses that happens. Perhaps you’ve…
Posted On: January 18, 2021
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Danish art about getting hyggelig from a boutique in a small coastal town
As a 100% Scandinavian mutt, I’ve enjoyed unforgettable travels in their lands, and maintain a stubborn habit of studying their ways of…
Posted On: January 1, 2021
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Rough year, anyone? Even the snow knows…
There will be volumes of verbiage written about this troublesome year. So for now, I’ll try to make no sense of it, and leave that to smarter Thought…
Posted On: August 23, 2020
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Doom? Gloom? Play ball instead!
Yep, it’s a thing. As if we don’t already have enough to freak us out, people (who already obsessed with their digitalia) can’t stop seeking bad news. It’s like admitting…
Posted On: February 8, 2020
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To everything there is a season: A time to work, a time to play.
The BreakAway Crew has been selling sabbatical lifestyles since 2008. Yet we’re always delighted when bigger influencers like Forbes and the Fool affirm our Big…
Posted On: November 11, 2019
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The interns never sleep at the BreakAway HQ. Here are 3 ditties that caught their wired eyes, and why…
Harry & Meghan announce sabbatical
Yes, even the Royals, in their own words, get “tired and…
Posted On: September 20, 2019
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Here you see some high school girls enjoying a varsity soccer match on a Thursday night. America’s new pastime, of course, is football—so the pig-skinners get the Friday night lights. And usually, the youngsters and…
Posted On: August 23, 2019
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BreakAway advocates for taking time off and pursuing balance. A one-year faraway sabbatical is the rare grand slam. But even hobbies help advance your chance for sanity.
Gardening is a good one. You get some…
