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One of the great challenges of long vacations for me is knowing that work is stacking up while I'm out. If I take a four day weekend, I can completely disconnec
by awillen 7y ago
One of the great challenges of long vacations for me is knowing that work is stacking up while I'm out. If I take a four day weekend, I can completely disconnect from work, but if I take a two week vacation, I'm either checking my email or stressed out about the fact that I'm not checking my email. Either way, the short vacation is the one that lets my brain truly rest.
When I take weeks or months off, it's between jobs, though obviously that's not an option for everyone. Those are the times when I have interesting ideas for side projects, books, etc.
- Symbiote 7y agoCheck your "bus factor". I'm part of a small team, and my bus factor is one for some tasks (purchasing hardware for example). I make sure that won't be necessary if I'm to be away for three weeks. For most tasks the factor is >1. This wasn't the case when I took the job, but by improving documentation, automation (DevOps) and sharing work, there are far fewer tasks that only "Fred" knows how to do. I take some short and some longer breaks, over the year perhaps one holiday of three weeks, one of two weeks, and three of 2-3 days.
- contingencies 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_factor For others who have never heard it expressed as a factor. Amongst other responsibilities I am also a hardware purchasing manager, but as a robotics firm we purchase many things daily.