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How To Take A Sabbatical With DJ DiDonna

Oct 2, 2026 · 55m

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About this episode

Most of us are stuck in our daily routines. Check emails. Do the work. Sign off and watch a show. If we don’t take the time to look up and make a plan there’s a good chance that’s what years of our life will look like. My conversation with sabbatical researcher and Harvard Business School lecturer DJ DiDonna got really interesting. We talked about what a sabbatical actually is, why it can take six to eight weeks just to start feeling “human” again, and what happens when you finally create enough space to hear your own thoughts. You’ll learn: - Why “functional workaholism” is so hard to spot - How to plan for a sabbatical financially - How and when to ask your boss for extended time off -…