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How To!

How To Take a Sabbatical

How To!

Slate Magazine

Business, Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.41.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Trisha is craving a break from her job, but she doesn’t want to drain her bank account. On today’s episode, Courtney Martin connects Trisha to DJ DiDonna, founder of The Sabbatical Project, who’s on a quest to make extended breaks accessible to all. DJ explains how to plan for a sabbatical that is both meaningful and manageable. If you liked this episode check out: How To Hit “Reset” On Your Career Do you have a problem that needs solving? Send us a note at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. How To’s executive producer is Derek John. Joel Meyer is our senior editor/producer. The show is produced by Rosemary Belson, with Kevin Bendis and Sara McCrea. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now at slate.com/howtoplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You know it's so funny, Tricia, is my dad was a lawyer.

0:37.4

And when I was little, I told him I wanted to be a lawyer.

0:40.0

And he brought me to his work and sat me in a chair in the corner and talked on the phone all day,

0:44.0

so I would know how painfully boring it was.

0:47.0

And here I am in front of a computer most of the time.

0:50.0

You're listening to How-Toe. I'm Courtney Martin. It's summertime y'all. It means hot

0:56.9

nights and barbecues, maybe some time in nature or next to a pool if you're lucky.

1:01.8

And in theory at least, it's also a time of kind of reset

1:06.7

you know work tends to ratchet down a bit many of us look forward to a vacation with our

1:11.6

families or friends maybe a little

1:13.4

less grind maybe a little reflection time. Resets have really been in a zeitgeist

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