Dan Phan: Connection, Disconnection, and the Case for New Experiences

This week, I’m talking with Dan Phan, founder of Workbreaker, providing unique business experiences that blend Dan’s leadership and training expertise with time to focus on your work and curated exploration of Lisbon, Portugal, where he lives. This Study Abroad for Grownups was what drew me to interview Dan, but the conversation turned into a great brain wander through how we engage with learning, new ways to frame our time, and lots more.

Find out more about Workbreaker here: https://www.workbreaker.com/

The Zeus Jones report: https://zeusjones.com/athena/articles/rethinking-resilience-at-work-a-qualitative-research-study

Vox article on semester planning: https://www.vox.com/even-better/23835758/divide-life-semesters-not-in-school-motivation-goals#:~:text=Semesters%20can%20help%20you%20maintain%20motivation&text=Having%20a%20distinct%20cutoff%20to,more%20realistic%20goals%2C%20Woolley%20says.

Dan’s Six Degrees of Innovation recommendations are: pot-sized spaghetti (why has this taken so long?!), https://mysimplepetlab.com/, and the broader re-imagining of Uber as a transporter of people, food, and even packages with Uber Connect.

If you know someone who would be a great guest, please email me at [email protected] or send me a message on LinkedIn.

Podcast recording and editing by me, Rachel Sosin.

Cover art by Danielle Brooks: https://www.daniellebrooksillustration.co.uk/

Technical support from Abhinav Wadhwa: https://www.abhinavwadhwa.in/

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/vocalista/strangers-in-the-night-acapella

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