Posted On: September 29, 2009
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photo by Kirk Horsted
In our last BreakAway BreakThrough post, we went back to school. Awwww!?! Now that THAT routine is running as smoothly as a champion football team, here are some ways to escape…
Posted On: September 25, 2009
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Thanks to the miserable economy, coupons — like board games and family dinners — have made a comeback. Who’da thunk it? Coupon clipping peaked in 1992 and then nearly died off. But usage rose 23%…
Posted On: September 19, 2009
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The suffering economy may be leading people to couponing and cocooning, but we’re still suffocating in stuff. Gosh, when I recently took some high-quality clothes to a local consignment store, they rejected almost all of…
Posted On: July 25, 2009
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Now here’s a sweet treatise sure to send you to your hammock to contemplate the perfection of pointlessness. In a world of crazybusy, internet buzz, and self-importance, Mr. Young’s revelations ring true for this summer-centered…
Posted On: June 26, 2009
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If you’re looking for ways to slow down and savor your free time, check in every Friday (or so) for the forthcoming series: 55 BreakAway BreakThroughs (BABT). We’ll offer one simple, symbolic suggestion that might…
Posted On: June 4, 2009
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Carleton College resides in bucolic Northfield, Minnesota—where some of us went to St. Olaf, the college on the OTHER side of the river. Back “in the day,” we didn’t have to worry about unplugging (unless…
Posted On: May 27, 2009
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Think everyone who’s anyone is blogging, tweeting, and FBing for the whole world to see? Think again. Fast Company follows their “100 Most Creative People in Business” list, and finds that only roughly a quarter…
Posted On: May 21, 2009
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This brilliant, short commentary by Jim Shea suggests that Unplugging (one of this blog’s favorite recommendations) is not alive and well. Rather, work trends continue to move toward the 24/7 model, thanks to technology. We…
Posted On: April 23, 2009
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It’s my sense that families have been taking “staycations” for years. But these days, with folks trying to cut back on spending, the idea is generating all kinds of buzz and steam. In this clever…
Posted On: February 22, 2009
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When planning this Sabbatical, I initially proposed that we go somewhere remote and take a tech break—no TV, computers, or pods/games. That idea proved to be unrealistic, what with work, communication, and building this website. …
