In this TED talk, renowned designer Stephan Sagmeister shares his rationale for closing down his New York studio for an entire year every seven years.
During his last sabbatical, he came to the conclusion that after a Year of Nothing:
- His job became a calling again.
- Over the long term, it was a financially successful exercise due to the positive impact on the quality of his work.
- Everything his studio designed in the seven years following the Year of Nothing had originated in it.
I hope my Year of Nothing has a big impact on my next seven years of life too. And then I can go for another one. 
A big hat tip to @philippawhite for this one!
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I’m not up to a year of nothing (although if my dad were alive, he’d probably take issue with that), but my 2-4 weeks of nothing are immensely helpful–so much so that I’m looking for ways to increase the time spent doing nothing, in the hopes that it may make the rest of the time more productive.
Thanks for the link to the talk.
@Colleen,
The world needs to see you at TED soon!