Life moves pretty fast, but my sabbatical felt slow and long and relaxing. What a gift to find, after 3 months, that I am, in fact, who I might have been all along.
Automattic has long championed remote work and Sabbaticals. I love reading the stories of employees and how their Sabbaticals went. Monika takes a fantastic journey on what life could have been like if (and here I’m adding my own bias in) not for the need to handle all the chaos and businessess and work requirements that life throws at us.
A few years ago I read a biography of Leonardo Da Vinci, and though this isn’t a perfect parallel; I’ve often thought about his curiosity in all areas, and how he was supported by others in his creative endeavors and had the time and space to think, tinker, and explore.
How I wish more had this opportunity.
Note: I worked at Automattic in 2019 as a designer.