Time Off

John Fitch

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Time Off

Rest is essential. Unplugging in today's busy world is both a skill and a competitive advantage. Is it possible to get more done by working less? On this podcast, we talk to those who have developed a solid "rest ethic." They are people who successfully take time off through sabbaticals, active vacations, more play, fascinating hobbies, and other methods for becoming more interesting without burning out.

17/03/2021

Adam Weber's Time Off

We talk with Adam Weber about his Time Off. Adam has made it his life’s mission to help people become their best selves and discover how their careers can become the answer to their purpose. As a thought leader in employee engagement, he knows that people crave leaders who can help them unlock their true potential. Adam is the author of the book "Lead Like A Human - Practical Steps To Building Highly Engaged Teams". He is the Chief People Officer and Co-founder of Emplify. Book: https://emplify.com/human/ Adam's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meetadam/

51 min
16/11/2019

Thinking Slow with Derek Sivers

People say that our first reaction is the most honest, but Derek Sivers disagrees. He believes our first reaction is usually outdated. Either it’s an answer we came up with long ago and now use instead of thinking, or it’s a knee-jerk emotional response to something in your past. By thinking slower, we can foster more intention, inner-peace, and direction with our lives. Derek is a musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. He started CDBaby and HostBaby long ago. He has learned a lot while starting, growing, and selling the business. Derek has since been on a semi-sabbatical for several years. What has he been up to? Listen here to find out...

1h 36m
26/09/2019

Digital Wellness With Tommy Sobel

We chat with Tommy Sobel, the founder of Brick. The Brick movement is a grassroots movement for people who are dissatisfied with their relationship to screens and social media, and who are looking to spend more time engaged in the real world. They throw phone-free events, retreats and private habit coaching for motivated people who want to take control of their phone use. They also challenge our community to turn their phone into a “brick” for a little bit every day, which means to set it down, put it in Brick Mode, and go do something engaging in the real world. On this episode, we discuss.. The history of The Brick Movement and how Tommy has evolved it How to read 28 books in one year He evaluates me in real-time to assess my own phone dependencies Types of moments in real life that can give your neurochemicals that your smartphone can’t. The topic of making out. You will have to listen in to find out the romantic details. :)

50 min
18/09/2019

How to Not Work With Marlee Grace

Marlee Grace is a dancer, writer, artist, and shape maker. She also knows how to not work. :) She wrote a book called How to Not Always Be Working : a toolkit for creativity and radical self care as well as zines about sobriety and phone addiction. She teaches improvisation as a dance form in real life, online classes on art making and rituals, and sees one one clients who want to unblock their creativity and small business practices. Marlee and I talk about one of her new hobbies (skateboarding), why it is important to separate your work activities from your not work activities, why you don’t really need a vacation responder, the importance of dancing, inspiring people to follow on instagram, and how our creative generation is carving a healthy path for the future of our society.

46 min
04/09/2019

Working on Quantum Computing with Terry Rudolph

Terry Rudolph has been a professor of quantum physics at Imperial College London. He is now leading a startup in the field of quantum computing. He also wrote the book "Q is for Quantum." We discuss his journey in the field of quantum computing and how he leverages different time off strategies to foster the ability to solve really challenging problems.

55 min
16/07/2019

The Future of Work and Leisure

In the age of automation and the knowledge economy, we believe the deliberate practice of time off will be one of the key skills and competitive advantages. In addition to our work ethic, we should seriously start thinking about our “rest ethic.” In this episode we read you one of our recent articles that explores the relationship between work and leisure.

17 min
22/06/2019

The Time Off Action Guide, burnout, and rest in the restaurant industry.

Hear about our new action guide that inclused wisdom from successful people on how to achieve more by working less. We update you on the World Health Organization's recognition of "Burn-Out"' as a legitimate syndrome. We also look at a two successful restaurant companies that are providing more time off to their employees who are historically known for being overworked.

18 min
07/05/2019

Joyful Living With Yasmin Nguyen

Yasmin Nguyen isn’t on your typical road trip. He is traveling around the world studying joy through his Joyful Living project. A theme of his work is taking the time to be grateful. Talking to Yasmin simply calms me down, and I hope our conversation does the same for you. We talk about how to practice retirement, your kick ass jar, kindness showers, the servant leadership of women, and Yasmin’s road trip to share and understand joy and kindness.

55 min

Rest is essential. Unplugging in today's busy world is both a skill and a competitive advantage. Is it possible to get more done by working less? On this podcast, we talk to those who have developed a solid "rest ethic." They are people who successfully take time off through sabbaticals, active vacations, more play, fascinating hobbies, and other methods for becoming more interesting without burning out.

Creator

John Fitch
Years Active

2018 - 2021
Episodes

23
Rating

Clean
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© John Fitch
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