Posted On: November 4, 2010
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While this site (and now many others) promote career breaks for personal sanity and growth, the resounding mass response remains, “Sounds great, but I can’t do that.”
So here’s s tinier idea. Try a tech…
Posted On: October 1, 2010
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Speaking of career breaks and work/life hacking, here’s a true story about the Woychicks, a Minneapolis family that’s a shining example of the sabbatical mindset. This intrepid family is embarking on a one-year (or longer)…
Posted On: June 3, 2010
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Over the past 2 weeks, “Yoder & Sons,” a column by a WSJournalist and his boys, has been pondering whether Father & 14-year-old Levi should get “crazy” and take a 6-month fantasy trip. Most readers…
Posted On: February 17, 2010
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It would be a full-time job to keep up with the reports and studies about “kids these days.” And although that might be fascinating, the screen-time would be devastating. So instead, here’s a quick summary…
Posted On: January 29, 2010
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Getting Away From It All satiates the human need for discovery—of self, relationships, and a larger world. The problem—as with all pursuits of pleasure—is ephemerality. No matter how hard you try to seize and freeze…
Posted On: January 21, 2010
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When today’s kids grow up, will they know how to Unplug and turn down the noise so that they can hear their own “Aha” ideas when they arrive? Health guru Archelle Georgiou thoughtfully pondered that…
Posted On: January 3, 2010
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When you gather up your gumption and step off the Reality Train, expect impressions and mindshifts to happen–especially if you’re returning to an idyllic place that’s been home before. Comparisons of “here vs there” are…
Posted On: December 31, 2009
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Coral Bay on St. John offers a stunning setting for a retreat, and I’ve loved this place for 21 years now. But unlike a family farm, getaway sites feel eerily ephemeral. CB may be “where…
Posted On: December 16, 2009
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The accompanying photo shows what kids on the tiny island of Grenada do: They hang out. It’s a third-world nation in many regards, but the kids seem truly happy and healthy.
Meanwhile, here in the…
Posted On: November 12, 2009
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photo by Kirk Horsted
Married With Children families are no longer the norm in this country, but they still command attention and fill the portrait of the American Dream. A few generations ago, two incomes…
