Sabbatical

Chip ConleyAmerican hotelier, founder of Joie de Vivre and Modern Elder Academy, former Airbnb executive

• Conley plans dinners with small groups of friends where they deliver eulogies for each other while still alive.

  “we're going to give the eulogy for each other that we would give if we were to die tomorrow”

  The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 8:16

• Conley says he takes Sundays off and goes offline as a weekly practice to simplify his life.

  “I do a Sunday sabbatical as much as I can. I try to take Sundays off and I try to do that”

  The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 7:03