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Archives for August, 2009

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Clash of Time and Culture: Shop, Rest or Go to Jail on Sunday?

On a sailing trip to Tonga years ago, my husband and I were told to keep our knees covered as a sign of respect and never engage in any buy-and-sell transactions on Sunday. We would end up in jail.
Sunday in Tonga is celebrated as a strict Sabbath, enshrined so in the constitution, and [...]

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Successful Designer's Formula: Sagmeister's 7-Year Sabbatical Cycle

Occasionally, when we talk with business executives interested in a career sabbatical program for their workplace, an odor of “mis-information mindset” leaks between the ears of one of them. The subtle stink arises with a comment like this:  “I can understand how someone unhappy, lost, dis-satisfied or suffering from priority-confusion could benefit from a break [...]

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