Why You Should Take a Few Months Off Work (Live from SXSW)
Why You Should Take a Few Months Off Work (Live from SXSW)  
Podcast: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Published On: Mon Apr 07 2025
Description: Sometimes a two-week vacation just isn't enough - we all might need to leave our jobs for three months, six months or even a year. Taking an extended break can be great for our wellbeing - allowing us to recharge our batteries and reassess our priorities.  But for most of us taking a sabbatical feels impossible - so live at SXSW Dr Laurie asked the advice of sabbaticals expert DJ DiDonna. DJ teaches at Harvard Business School and founded The Sabbatical Project - but in a past life he established a hectic start-up and eventually found he was badly in need of an extended career break. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.