Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off.

I never heard of the TED talks before our first knowledge management class. I enjoyed the video we watched in class so much, I tried to recite Sheena Lyengar's discussion on the art of choosing to my husband when I got home.

When looking for a TED talk to discuss on the blog post, I scanned through many video names for the one I found most interesting. I discovered one by Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off. This title sang to be because....I could use some time off. The video was very inspiring as it discussed taking a sabbatical from your job or career. Stefan Sagmeister works as a designer and has a studio in NYC. He takes every seventh year off as "time to think" and become creative again. He feels this one year is an opportunity to gain new experience and perspective. It's a chance to make his work fresh again.

Three great quotes that he incorporated in his art, really stuck with me. The quotes are; "Self confidence produces great results", "Obsessions make my life worse and my work better" and "So many dogs, so few recipes". :-)