Are You Like This Sometimes?

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I think the worst, most jarring way of taking breaks is like, you know, flipping it off and then flailing about. And when you are on a break, you are transitioning to a different, like, part of your identityand to something that generally is more internally focused. I mean, it's cyclical, if you're doing it right and taking brakes regularly. In theory, those cycles can be, to your point, like cycles of rebirth and reinvention. Ey, don't just have to be like, pauses on the movie, goot the same shit that's happening to you. Si, i just thought of something. This is a mental moel that we're

Taking a break from work can look 1,000 different ways: You could learn how to make homemade pasta; you could visit five new countries; you could spend sunup to sundown swinging in a hammock. What constitutes a break should fit your specific context and needs. And in this way, taking a true, you-shaped vacation—for a week, a month, or even longer—dips into org design knowledge and territory.

In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans reflect on their recent breaks and what they learned, including:

The signs and signals that tell us when it’s time to take a break
Why breaks are important and how they contribute to system-wide resilience
How taking time off in a self-managing system can look and feel different than in a more traditional one
Parsing the key differences between a break, a trip, and a vacation
How to think about and reimagine the OS of your next vacation

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