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About the book

Title: The Vacation Principle
Author: Billy Mills
ISBN-13: 9798275278132
Published: 20 November 2025
Formats: Paperback, Kindle eBook
Pages: 134
Language: English

The Vacation Principle is a framework by author Billy Mills for building four kinds of vacation into ordinary life: yearly, monthly, weekly and daily. Written after Billy's own experience with burnout, the book argues that vacation is not the reward for a life well lived, but the rhythm of one, and offers a step-by-step roadmap for building rest into everyday life. Published on 20 November 2025, it is available in paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon worldwide.

About Billy Mills

Short bio (50 words)
Billy Mills is an author, speaker and creator of The Vacation Principle, a framework for building yearly, monthly, weekly and daily vacations into everyday life. After more than a decade refining the idea through his own experience with burnout, Billy wrote the book to challenge the traditional idea of rest.

Long bio (150 words)
Billy Mills is an author, speaker and the creator of The Vacation Principle. After more than a decade spent refining the idea through his own experience with burnout and rediscovery, Billy wrote the book to challenge the traditional idea of rest. The Vacation Principle is more than a travel philosophy; it is a mindset and a framework for living intentionally every day. Through storytelling, humor and personal insight, the book introduces four layers of vacation: yearly, monthly, weekly and daily, offering readers a step-by-step roadmap to living with purpose and peace. Its central claim is that vacation is not the reward for a life well lived, but the rhythm of one. Published on 20 November 2025, The Vacation Principle is available in paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon worldwide, alongside an accompanying online course that helps readers put the framework into practice.

Interview topics

  1. What is The Vacation Principle, and how is it different from typical advice about work-life balance?
  2. What personal experience led you to write this book?
  3. Can you explain the four tiers - yearly, monthly, weekly and daily vacations - and how they work together?
  4. Why do you believe vacation should be a rhythm rather than a reward?
  5. What is one small change a listener could make today to start building a "daily vacation" into their life?
  6. How does the accompanying course help readers put the book's ideas into practice?
  7. What is a common misconception about rest and burnout that you would like to correct?
  8. Where can listeners find the book and learn more about The Vacation Principle?

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