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Taking Time Off Is Good For Your Body, Your Mind, And Your Business
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Huffington Post


Huffington Post, July 21, 2014
Posted: October 22nd, 2018
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vacation-inspires-creativity_...

The average American employee only takes advantage of half of their earned vacation days, and 61 percent of workers admit to working during their supposed time off. However, science shows that taking a true vacation ... not only allows the body to physically repair itself, but can also leave you feeling inspired when you return. Designer Stefan Sagmeister embraced the necessity of time off and has come to rely on it to help produce his most meaningful artwork. Combining his passions for art and music, he is responsible for famous album covers for Lou Reed, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith, to name a few. He also co-founded Sagmeister & Walsh, Inc. with Jessica Walsh, where he now works as a graphic designer and typographer. And every seven years, he shuts down their New York City studio for a full year while he travels to a faraway place to rest, explore and seek inspiration. Right now we spend the first 25 years of our lives learning, then theres another 40 years thats really reserved for working, and then tacked on at the end of it are about 15 years for retirement, said Sagmeister. And I thought it might be helpful to basically cut off five of those retirement years and intersperse them between those working years. The work that comes out of these years flows back into the company and into society at large rather than just benefiting a grandchild or two.

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