You know that feeling when you've been grinding through semester after semester, and suddenly someone mentions the word sabbatical? It's like a light at the end of a very long, very crowded tunnel. But here's the thing. I've watched too many colleagues treat their sabbatical like it's just another work project, complete with unrealistic deadlines and that familiar academic guilt we all know so well. The truth is, a real sabbatical should leave you feeling like you've remembered who you are outside of your office (and university's) walls.