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#sabbatical

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Sturmflut

About a year ago I decided to quit my job after 25 years in the #IT industry to #travel the world for a while. So far I've traveled more than 162.000 kilometers across 23 countries (#Australia #NewZealand #Singapore #Germany #Denmark #Sweden #Norway #Finland #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Poland #Slovakia #Austria #Italy #Switzerland #USA #Canada #Panama #CostaRica #ElSalvador #Colombia #Spain) in 314 days.

I still think it's been the best decision of my life.

#sabbatical#worklifebalance
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RTL Nieuws

𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗷𝗸 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗲 𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗷𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺

Als het aan Richard Groenendijk (52) lag, had hij op dit moment een sabbatical. Na het overlijden van zijn vriendin Wimie Wilhelm wilde de cabaretier even uit de schijnwerpers stappen. Dat vertelt Richard aan het AD.

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RTL Boulevard · Richard Groenendijk was toe aan sabbatical na overlijden goede vriendin Wimie WilhelmAls het aan Richard Groenendijk (52) lag, had hij op dit moment een sabbatical. Na het overlijden van zijn vriendin Wimie Wilhelm wilde de cabaretier even uit de schijnwerpers stappen. Dat vertelt Richard aan het AD.
#Richard#sabbatical#overlijden
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Brett Kosinski

Yup, it happened. Over nineteen months and two eclipses later and the career break is officially behind me. I still can’t believe that time came and went so quickly, but I can say honestly that I’m excited to start something new.
#CareerBreak #Sabbatical #Work: b-ark.ca/2025/03/09/back-to-wo

The “B” Ark · Back to workHow do nineteen months fly by so quickly? In some ways it feels like just yesterday that I made the difficult decision to leave my old role and, after over twenty long and fruitful years with my first and only real professional role, simply stop for a while. In the over year and a half that followed, the world around me changed dramatically. The AI hype cycle truly took off with an investment bubble that has seen untold billions sunk into startups, large established players, and the picks-and-shovels companies that underpin the industry. In parallel, we saw increasing evidence of a white collar recession taking shape, with the software industry no exception. While I don’t personally believe the former trend has played much of a part in the latter, these parallel trends have seen the software industry disrupted in a way it hasn’t been since the dot-com crash of 2000. Meanwhile, the political landscape has been utterly transformed. As the alt-right continued to rise and eventually take power in our neighbour to the south, we’ve seen sustained pushback against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and practices, and a decline in support for investing that takes into account environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, with some of that pushback taking the form of real changes to the legal and regulatory landscape in the US. As if that weren’t enough, in the first quarter of 2025 we’ve seen a sustained attack on Canadian sovereignty, as the new American administration has begun to wage an economic war on this country while cozying up to strongman dictators across the globe. I genuinely don’t remember the last time the world felt this… precarious. As you can imagine, given this context, I was more than a little anxious about beginning the hunt for a new job. So imagine my surprise, back in late November, when a former colleague reached out after noticing I was open to work…
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Sean Murthy

Sad to leave #Udupi but grateful for 65 days of immersive and enlightening #sabbatical. I think/hope that I'm leaving a better person. Regardless, my sincere thanks to Sri Krishna and to both Swamijis of Paryaya Sri Puthige Matha for the opportunity. 🙏

Video of a special flower "alankaara" (decoration) of Sri Krishna this Wednesday with the junior Swamiji Sri Sri Sushreendra Tirtha performing the service.

#India#Hindu#religion
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Josh Sutphin

It's my monthly sabbatical update, nearly two weeks late because Life Just Keeps Happening, you know?

This time, the big disruption was us dropping everything to drive two states away to support my mom after a car accident, then getting trapped there for longer by a multi-day weather system in the PNW that blocked our route home.

I still made *some* progress on my writing goals, but I'm weeks behind schedule and the days aren't getting easier. 😬

joshsutphin.com/blog/sabbatica

joshsutphin.comJosh Sutphin
#sabbatical#writing
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Filip Tokarski’s Blog

My 9-Month Career Break in 2024: Reflections on Growth, Risks, and Rewards

Now that 2024 has wrapped up and we’re already a few weeks into 2025, I’d like to share a chapter of my life I haven’t discussed publicly before: last year, I spent nine months on a self-imposed career break. For someone who had been working almost nonstop for nine years—sometimes more than 40 hours a week—it was both a bold decision and a transformative experience. This sabbatical significantly boosted my life satisfaction without derailing my career. If anything, it enhanced […]

blog.tokarski.biz/2025/my-9-mo

#careerbreak#competitiveProgramming#google
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Sean Murthy

Fortunate to be in Udupi, occupying the same areas as some of the best scholars in logic, philosophy, language, literature, scriptures, and such. Just today, I sat in on a hour-long lecture by a "shataavadhani" (someone who can do 100 concurrent tasks) and had 30-minute one-one with the Swamiji of one of the original eight Udupi mathas (~monasteries).

This on top of interacting with the two paryaaya Swamijis (those now responsible for the Krishna temple) and getting a closeup viewing of Krishna. Not to mention eating heavenly food.

I mean, I'd feel blessed to experience any one of those for a few minutes of my entire life, but I'm experiencing it all day, every day. It all feels like a dream, one I fear I'll wake from and realize none of this is real. 😰

Needles to say, heavy impostor syndrome. 😳

Picture: Today's (Tuesday) "alankaara" (makeup) of Krishna. Not my picture but permitted to share.

A Hindu idol on an altar within the inner sanctum. The idol is decorated with jewels and flowers, and placed inside a silver basinet, Tall traditional Indian brass lamps surround the idol.
#Fortunate#blessed#Udupi
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Ralf S.

Nach 17,5 Jahren im Job habe ich jetzt eine sehr lange Auszeit. Kein Druck, keine von außen aufgezwungenen Routinen, es liegt größtenteils an mir, wie ich den Tag gestalte.
Natürlich passieren wieder Dinge, die ich so gar nicht eingeplant hatte. Aber wie mir mir eine Freundin vor langer Zeit mal kolportierte: Leben ist das, was passiert während du planst.
Mal sehen, was das noch mit mir macht.
#Sabbatical #Sabbatjahr

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Sean Murthy

A month ago, I mentioned going on a non-traditional #sabbatical. Now a week into the main part, I feel I can share I will be spending 8 weeks at Krishna Matha in #Udupi, #Karnataka #India. Specifically, I will be doing things for and at the Paryaya Puthige Matha under the guidance of the Paryaya Swamiji.

Yes, "non-traditional" like I said.

I feel fortunate to be in such an amazing place, among some of the most learned scholars on the planet, but I'm also worried I will fail the people here. However, I'll give it an honest try, even if I might end up making a fool of myself and never be welcomed back in one of my favorite towns. 😬

1: Geetha Mandira, a multi-use facility neighboring the main Krishna temple
2. Tonight's view from the "first floor" (top of the front steps in #1) of Geetha Mandira

hachyderm.io/@smurthys/1136080

A beige building with a wide stair at the front. The building is decorated with strings of lights. A few signs (directions, advertisements, announcements, and such) in the foreground.
Two large lanterns hung from the ceiling of a larger structure (not shown). The lantern on the left is orange and yellow; the one on the right is yellow, red, and blue. Several smaller lanterns in the background. The lanterns are hung over a street lined with stores with a variety of vehicles parked in front.
#photography#amateur#travel
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