[danfitch]

Congrats! It's amazing to live in an era of employers allowing friends to take a deep breath, reflect and come back to work with a renewed sense of themselves and their purpose. It is a great chance to reflect on what you have accomplished and what lies ahead.

[ericabiz]

> employers allowing friends

Your sentiment is there, but I find this choice of words a bit bizarre. Livingston is a co-founder of Y Combinator.

[danfitch]

And I find that when you really dig deep and go for the projects that you are truly passionate about you will participate with people who are your friends. Words are words but the founders of Y combinator are a small group. I would think they are friends. A personal opinion/thought

[pramodliv1]

I've taken 1.5 years worth of sabbaticals since I graduated 6 years ago. Can't recommend enough especially if you want to learn, build side projects and take better care of your health!

[burkaman]

Where do you work that this is possible? I graduated recently and my employer is pretty generous and flexible with vacation time, but I can't imagine asking for several months off just because I feel like it.

[booop]

Sorry, but why are you (actually looks like a lot of people) congratulating someone going on a sabbatical?

[askafriend]

Because there is a sadistic tendency in our industry to celebrate overworking yourself to the bone for no real benefit to either yourself or the project you may be working on. I think more people are realizing this and are celebrating a more measured and effective approach to work.

[rco8786]

Why wouldn't he/she?

[fucking_tragedy]

You're given a very short amount of time on this earth to live.