Wonderful! My entire Substack, The Sabbaticalist, is about this very topic, and I appreciated this thoughtful discussion of her sabbatical experience by Nyam. There are many parallels between this post and my guide to choosing one of five sabbatical paths: <3 We need a whole community of us to normalize career breaks! https://thesabbaticalist.substack.com/p/choose-your-sabbatical-experience
Couldn't agree more. This article so thoughtfully builds on your previous insights regarding the need to proactivley design our career paths, rather than simply accepting defaults. Nyam's perspective on reclaiming agency through intentional pauses is incredibly valuable, realy highlighting systemic pressures. A crucial read for anyone seeking more autonomy.
Thanks for reading and for the reflections on what stood out to you! It can be hard to feel it when we're mired in the pain of burnout or a tough situation, but we have more agency then we think to make a change, even if it starts in small ways.
Wonderful! My entire Substack, The Sabbaticalist, is about this very topic, and I appreciated this thoughtful discussion of her sabbatical experience by Nyam. There are many parallels between this post and my guide to choosing one of five sabbatical paths: <3 We need a whole community of us to normalize career breaks! https://thesabbaticalist.substack.com/p/choose-your-sabbatical-experience
I appreciate all the different entry points in reflecting on what a sabbatical can be!
Yes! We need all of the voices from all angles to decondition from our broken understanding of what work is.
Couldn't agree more. This article so thoughtfully builds on your previous insights regarding the need to proactivley design our career paths, rather than simply accepting defaults. Nyam's perspective on reclaiming agency through intentional pauses is incredibly valuable, realy highlighting systemic pressures. A crucial read for anyone seeking more autonomy.
Thanks for reading and for the reflections on what stood out to you! It can be hard to feel it when we're mired in the pain of burnout or a tough situation, but we have more agency then we think to make a change, even if it starts in small ways.