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John and Max are the authors of Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress.
This week, were learning how taking breaks and time off from work can really help us improve both our creativity and productivity. Writers John Fitch and Max Frenzel talk with us about how to establish what they call a quality” rest principles,” why tactical breaks and time off are needed for creativity and development, and how we can start to change our culture of busyness to one with a much better focus on work-life balance.
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Highlights from todays episode
From the John Fitch and Max Frenzel interview
On how we need to begin re-framing the concept of time off:
And I look at it as we need a brand-new vocabulary for time off, due to the fact that prior to our book, I found that people valued time off, but their undertone of it was extremely minimal. It was generally just a vacation or trip, whereas I know its an everyday practice, a weekly practice, and it includes not just these macro forms of time off, however microforms of time off. And so I believe our goal was to just remind individuals that the connotation of it was much more extensive than we default to.
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Episode Transcript
And I look at it as we need a new vocabulary for time off, since previous to our book, I discovered that individuals valued time off, however their undertone of it was very minimal. It was typically simply a vacation or trip, whereas I understand its an everyday practice, a weekly practice, and it involves not simply these macro forms of time off, but microforms of time off. Work, work, work, work. Whereas if we if we take time to really be curious of what people do in their time off, youll see like individualss eyes light up and theyll talk about their hobby or these things they do outside of work. And its actually, as John stated, kind of offering your subconscious the time to do this by itself is such a fantastic process.
To hear more of John and Maxs suggestions on how to take time off in such a way that benefits you, listen to the full episode above or through your podcast platform of option.
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On how to start stabilizing the idea of leisure in the office:
Work, work, work, work. Whereas if we if we take time to really be curious of what individuals do in their time off, youll see like individualss eyes light up and theyll talk about their hobby or these things they do outside of work. And so talking about them at work will I believe help people understand that, wow, what Alice or what Jordan and what Max does outside of work actually makes them really intriguing.
On how taking a break helps spark creativity:
You really need to step away and kind of fine-tune your subconscious with this long leash and let it run freely so you can do the work for you. And its really, as John said, kind of offering your subconscious the time to do this by itself is such a fantastic process. You just require to really allow it to do that.
