✨NEW STIMY Episode 63 with DJ Didonna - Founder of the Sabbatical Project!✨
Have you ever thought about taking a sabbatical? Or have taken one yourself?
If so, then this week’s STIMY guest will be of interest to you.
DJ DiDonna is the founder of the Sabbatical Project, which is the first-of-its kind research into sabbaticals taken by professionals.
In this episode, we dive deep into DJ’s experiences being burnt out while doing a job he loved, what he did during his sabbaticals as well as the findings that the Sabbatical Project has produced to date.
Highlights:
* 4:08 Doing an MBA at Harvard Business School
* 8:58 Burning out from doing a job you love
* 10:01 Burning out versus just needing a vacation
* 12:13 Guilt
* 15:10 Completing the 900 mile (1200 km) Shikoku Pilgrimage in Japan
* 26:26 Defining what a “sabbatical” is
* 27:33 Is there such a thing as a sabbatical that’s gone on for “too long”?
* 35:52 Has anyone ever regretted taking a sabbatical?
* 37:19 Sabbaticals help to fight FOMO
* 40:08 Designing a system to capture your learnings from your sabbatical
* 46:56 When people should think about taking sabbaticals (without waiting for burnouts or something bad to happen in life)
* 50:42 Functional workaholism
📍Show notes: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/63
🎙️To hear the full episode, search for “So This Is My Why Podcast" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
🎙️Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-this-is-my-why/id1521191442?i=1000541737086
🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0fvY8u1OSZW20jG4YmNPlf?si=PrQQmZLcTc-z-_fU-U36rw
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Have you ever thought about taking a sabbatical? Or have taken one yourself?
If so, then this week’s STIMY guest will be of interest to you.
DJ DiDonna is the founder of the Sabbatical Project, which is the first-of-its kind research into sabbaticals taken by professionals.
In this episode, we dive deep into DJ’s experiences being burnt out while doing a job he loved, what he did during his sabbaticals as well as the findings that the Sabbatical Project has produced to date.
Highlights:
* 4:08 Doing an MBA at Harvard Business School
* 8:58 Burning out from doing a job you love
* 10:01 Burning out versus just needing a vacation
* 12:13 Guilt
* 15:10 Completing the 900 mile (1200 km) Shikoku Pilgrimage in Japan
* 26:26 Defining what a “sabbatical” is
* 27:33 Is there such a thing as a sabbatical that’s gone on for “too long”?
* 35:52 Has anyone ever regretted taking a sabbatical?
* 37:19 Sabbaticals help to fight FOMO
* 40:08 Designing a system to capture your learnings from your sabbatical
* 46:56 When people should think about taking sabbaticals (without waiting for burnouts or something bad to happen in life)
* 50:42 Functional workaholism
📍Show notes: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/63
🎙️To hear the full episode, search for “So This Is My Why Podcast" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
🎙️Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-this-is-my-why/id1521191442?i=1000541737086
🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0fvY8u1OSZW20jG4YmNPlf?si=PrQQmZLcTc-z-_fU-U36rw
💌 Sign up for the weekly STIMY newsletter: https://sothisismywhy.ck.page/ebf231f605
🪙 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sothisismywhy
Please leave a review & rating here! - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-this-is-my-why/id1521191442
#sothisismywhy #STIMY