Adam Grant

When COVID hit, Dan's go-to method of relaxing resulted in something unexpected.

He ended up gaining so much mastery in cooking that he left the marketing world behind.

He's now a full-time recipe creator.

As Grossy Pelosi, he's one of Instagram's most beloved recipe developers and lifestyle creators.

He's a regular on Good Morning America, and he has a new cookbook called Let's Eat.

Dan's idea of relaxing has brought his fans a lot of joy.

And now that cooking has become his job, he might need a new mastery activity to recuperate.

Whichever hobbies energize you, we need to reimagine our workplaces to make space for them.

I hate it when leaders say, I hope you get to recharge.

Breaks shouldn't be a time to recharge.

They should be a time to rejoice.

If work is exhausting people to the point that they're using their time off to recover, you might have a burnout culture.

A healthy organization doesn't leave people drained in the first place.

Bad bosses see breaks as a lack of dedication to work.

Good bosses recognize breaks as a source of energy for work, so they're happy to grant time off.

But great bosses see breaks as a right, not a reward.

They care about your life beyond work.

So they insist on time off.

I'm my own boss.

So what did I do during a recent long weekend?