How to Take a Year Off and Balance Your Life with Vikram Seth

In this episode we talk about:

“The Great Resignation” happening now. Why are workers quitting jobs?

What is a sabbatical?

What forced Vikram to re-evaluate his life and confront his own mortality

How do you arrange a sabbatical with your boss?

The two things you need to do before you can ask for extended time off

“Hunting like a lion” at work

Managing your schedule and your energy to do your best creative work

How to play to your strengths and gain leverage in negotiations at work

So you’ve arranged a year off… now what? How should you use that time?

A fateful first stop in Dubai, leaning in to serendipity and where it leads

What a 10 day Vipassana silent meditation retreat teaches you

How to get out of your head and back into your body

Eastern vs Western views of time. “Transcend and include”

Zooming out to see the “upward Spiral Graph”

What is Hindu philosophy, once you strip away all the mythology?

Mysticism and the power of direct experience

Consensus mechanisms and why crypto gives Vikram hope for humanity

Links to Resources and Other Books Mentioned:

Vikram on Twitter

Bounce Bhangra Website

Bounce Bhangra on Instagram
 

Confessions of an Economic Hitman

Vipassana

Ido Portal

Wim Hof

Mammalian Dive Reflex