S02E01 The Do You Need A Break Episode

Taking breaks - why we do it, why we don't, etc

Real vacation, no work AND vacation, but thinking about work

Taking a break means NOT thinking about work

Having some location separation between work and home

Can't compartmentalize work and personal life

Is separating work and home life valid anymore?

Communication between work and home so the pressure doesn't build

Setting permeable boundaries

Breaks to process what just happened and what might happen next

Creating space to think deeply

Distinction between taking breaks and creating space

Breaks having no purpose, spaces having purpose

Are we taking breaks to be lost in thought?

Do we need to give space for our brains to breathe?

Finding likeable moments in the everyday

Travail (work in French) comes from a word related to torture

Create a life you don't need to take a break from

Bill Gates and his "Think Week"

How our mindset affects our experiences

Mindset matters to a point, but if your basic needs aren't being met, it only matters up to a point

Freedom outside the pressures.

Cultural components of taking breaks

Drivers to what success looks shifts among cultures

What's best for me at this moment?

Creating breaks allow us to create

Covid allowed people to see how creating new spaces was good for them

How shift away from the idea that taking breaks is a luxury?

Accepting what is now, but not necessarily being content with it

"The opposite of play is not work, it's depression."

So much of what we do is purpose/results oriented, and breaks seem purposeless