Mini retirements: like a sabbatical, but much smaller
Mini Retirements Last updatedUpdated: Aug 4, 2026 by Simon Späti · CreatedCreated: Sep 21, 2024 · 4 min read Like a Sabbatical, but much smaller. You can do it after finishing school, after switching to a new position or job, or to squeeze in 1-3 months where you do nothing or something for yourself. I also like Austin Kleon’s way in Steal like an artist Trilogy (Austin Kleon) where he says: Do Sabbaticals.
- ▪Mini Retirements Last updatedUpdated: Aug 4, 2026 by Simon Späti · CreatedCreated: Sep 21, 2024 · 4 min read Like a Sabbatical, but much smaller.
- ▪You can do it after finishing school, after switching to a new position or job, or to squeeze in 1-3 months where you do nothing or something for yourself.
- ▪I also like Austin Kleon’s way in Steal like an artist Trilogy (Austin Kleon) where he says: Do Sabbaticals.
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Mini Retirements Last updatedUpdated: Aug 4, 2026 by Simon Späti · CreatedCreated: Sep 21, 2024 · 4 min read Like a Sabbatical, but much smaller. You can do it after finishing school, after switching to a new position or job, or to squeeze in 1-3 months where you do nothing or something for yourself. I also like Austin Kleon’s way in Steal like an artist Trilogy (Austin Kleon) where he says: Do Sabbaticals. If you can’t do a long one, do daily, weekly, and monthly. Disconnect, go away from your work, and come back. Smaller sabbaticals is Walk Everyday, go into Nature. It can be a form of turning off, taking a mini-break. # Ideas come from Rest My best decisions and inspirations all came from so-called «mini-retirements».
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