This is a great video from top designer Stefan Sagmeister, who describes how his sabbatical year (taken 1 in every 7 years) rejuvenates his life and his business. He also notes that Google allows 20% time for employees to work on their own material, 3M allows 15% time and the chef of El Bulli in Spain only opens the restaurant for 7 months of the year, taking the rest of the time for experimentation.

I moved to 4 days per week almost 2 years ago now, which is 20% of a working life. It has changed my life. I have written 3 books and now have a successful blog based internet business, The Creative Penn. This weekend I am running my first live seminar and I now speak regularly in my niche, as well as take part in teleconferences and podcasts. This new career was started in my 20% time and I expect it to become my main income source in the next 18 months. So if you can’t take a sabbatical, try moving to 4 days per week and see how it changes your life.

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