| | Why do we need to take a year off? According to Erikson's theory on identity crises, many people begin work without really understanding what it is they want to do with their lives. Fast forward 40 years and they're stuck in jobs they hate. They then decide to take off and try and figure out what it is that they could do that might be more rewarding. In this issue we have a look at some of the things that those who are thinking of taking a year off could do.
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|  | | | | A GAP YEAR | | 1. REDISCOVERING YOUR INNER CREATIVITY
Gurus, intellectuals and psychologists encourage us to be more creative. Stuck in a daily routine, it is difficult to give free reign to our creativity. Stefan Sagmeister manages a famous design studio in New York but takes a year off every seven years. And he's not the only one. In this studio, all employees are obliged to take a year off every 7 years to refresh themselves and find new sources of inspiration. (Click here for article and videos) | | 2. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN NATURE
"Nature is the best teacher for showing us who we really are". To be oneself, to leave behind the worries and doubts that everyday life can bring, enjoying the "here and now", is something that 21st century human beings have great difficulty doing. Here are 5 destinations that will set your heart free, where you can enjoy nature during your year off. (Click here for article and videos) | | 3. REDISCOVER YOUR SPIRITUALITY
According to legend, every soul has a soul mate, a twin spirit somewhere out there. Today's tendency is to think that this soul mate is the person with whom we should fall in love, but the Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din Rumi thought otherwise: his soul mate was a wandering dervish from Anatolia. (Click here for article and videos) | | 4. LEARN TO COOK
"There's nothing better than a well-cooked omelette" or so the French proverb goes. As well as nourishing your soul, here we look at different suggestions for travelling the world with the objective of learning new cooking techniques and skills in order to take better care of our bodies. (Click here for article and videos) | | 5. TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
Taking a year off and thinking only of yourself is sure to get a little boring after a while, as well as not very productive. Perhaps a good idea would be to devote oneself to a problem or an issue that affects ourselves and possibly future generations. Taking the responsibility to ensure that the world will be a better place is a very good choice. (Click here for article and videos) |
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