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Jason Robert Tavares's avatar

Over the past few years, I’ve started instituting for myself the concept of “soft vacations”. I have 2 weeks “hard” vacation with my family, but I cordon off one week before and one week after during which I take no meetings or calls (save for the odd “emergency”), and use the time to empty the pipeline, so that when I leave on vacation, it is with a clear conscience. Doing so means I don’t have to “wind down” for 2-3-4 days before I actually feel on vacation. The week after is useful to catch up on emails from vacation, and gradually wind back up. It has been a game changer for me.

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Scott Filmore's avatar

I often notice that my co-workers who respond to emails faster than anyone else often provide a less helpful response than those who respond later.

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