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In Defense of Sabbaticals (Best of YCP: Karan Bajaj)

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Karan Bajaj is a #1 bestselling Indian novelist with more than 200,000 copies of his novels in print, both optioned into major films. Karan's first worldwide novel, The Yoga of Max's Discontent was inspired by Karan's one year sabbatical traveling from Europe to India by road and learning yoga and meditation in the Himalayas. Karan has also worked in senior executive roles at companies like Procter & Gamble and the Boston Consulting Group and was named among Ad Age's "Top 40 Under 40 executives" in the US. In this episode, Karan discusses: -The "4, 1, 4" rule and how it helped him to thrive, not only in his career, but in his life. -His "conscious goal-lessness" during his time off, especially when he is so driven during his working years. -His advice for someone who struggles to get to the point of realizing that they are already equipped for life and don't need to concentrate so hard on improvement. -The idea of taking mind- or self-dissolving vacations, where you actually try to change and better your