A sabbatical is a specific kind of permission that most people have to earn and then actually use, which turns out to be harder than it sounds. They have been running at a pace that produces results and also produces a person who is tired in a way that a week off doesn't fix. The sabbatical is the longer version — time to think a different kind of thought, read things they have been meaning to read, start something or stop something or figure out what they actually want the next chapter to look like. They may have a plan or they may be deliberately not having a plan, which is itself a plan. The gift for them is something that serves this particular period of time: the slow version, the curious version, the person who gets to choose what they do next.
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These are for the time itself — tools for the person who finally gets to slow down and think, things that make extended travel or home-based exploration easier, and gifts that fit someone who is stepping off the treadmill on purpose.
Quality Journal — The Thinking That Happens When There Is Finally Time to Think
Under $30See Price →E-Reader or Kindle — The Reading List That Has Been Waiting for This
Under $100See Price →Quality Day Pack or Travel Bag — For the Person Who Will Be Moving Around
Under 80See Price →Language Learning Subscription — The Thing They Always Meant to Do
Under $50See Price →Quality Noise-Canceling Headphones — Focus for the Work They Actually Want to Do
Under $100See Price →A Book on Purpose or Career Reinvention — The Reading That Goes With This Kind of Time
Under $20See Price →Online Course Gift Card — For the Skill or Subject They've Wanted to Learn
Under $50See Price →Quality Coffee or Tea Setup — The Mornings That Finally Belong to Them
Under $50See Price →If you know what they're planning to do with the time, the quiz can find something that fits the actual sabbatical. About a minute.
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