How To recharge on weekends and vacations | Sai Nimmagadda - Full-Stack Engineer
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How To recharge on weekends and vacations

- Taking time off is not selfish, consider how it is beneficial for others in your circle

Knowledge-Base
  • Taking time off is not selfish, consider how it is beneficial for others in your circle

  • 8 week cycles allow for handoff .. tbd

  • Unlimited culture should take advantage

  • Consider complete weekend detachment

  • Flexible PTO is doable in all size companies

  • Must do planning in small orgs

  • Companies of 100K plus can scale too!

  • Getting time off is important but not enough… be intentional with how spending free time

  • There are two recovery activity types

  • Relaxation

  • Master experience: active hobby, something not immediately restful but engaging

Reference:

Podcast: https://pca.st/episode/871c2a94-1be2-4f80-9520-ce4ccd21e390

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