Comments on: No More Excuses: Take a Short Break

By: White Collar Nomad

White Collar Nomad — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:20:30 +0000

I just returned from an 8-day/7-night vacation and it felt GREAT! I am a corporate worker and have some hobby web sites I am trying to turn into small businesses on the side, but I escaped from all of that for the week. No laptop. No forwarding number. Blackberry was off and packed in the bottom of the suitcase for emergencies. With my company in the middle of sale negotiations and financial crisis, it was good to return and find that the place had, in fact, NOT burned to the ground because of my absence. On top of it, they are getting a recharged worker to assist in this critical time.

I admit, when I learned that my mobile would indeed work on the tiny island of Aruba, I had a moment of weakness where I thought of checking email “for just few minutes”. Then I looked over at my wife and daughter sitting on the beach next to me and remembered my top priorities for the day.

For me, being able to work anywhere in the world at anytime is a great thing. But this shouldn’t mean that you HAVE to work EVERYWHERE and at EVERY TIME!

By: Meryl Evans

Meryl Evans — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:24:11 +0000

I plan to NOT work one day during this Labor Day weekend. May even shoot for two. We’ll see…

By: Keoz

Keoz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:23:07 +0000

Sure its a must to go on vacation or just go out of your home a couple of days to relax, I take this lifestyle: I work 7 days a week about 8 to 10 hours but some weekends I take the whole day or a weekend for me and my girlfriend or my family, I think its not something to watch a doctor to work on weekends if you have the time why not? if you don’t you will face days when your family needs you and you simply can not because you did not work those days that selfishly occupied by your own self

By: mikej165

mikej165 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:00:33 +0000

I try to take a vacation every day – by getting away from my home office and working in a different public place. Sure, it isn’t a true vacation, but the don’t underestimate the psychological effect of frequent changes of scenery. It’s an experiment that has so far paid nice dividends. I blog about it at http:/nycvagabond.wordpress.com

By: U. Law

U. Law — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:20:42 +0000

This article brings up a lot of thought-provoking topics. I just came back from a nine-day vacation, and found that getting caught up on work was so stressful during the days that followed, that it more than offset the relaxation of the vacation.

You mentioned Las Vegas as a possible destination. Anyone headed that way should consider staying just outside the city, where it is much quieter at night, at the Boulder Dam Hotel (http://www.boulderdamhotel.com/). We stayed there recently, and it was much more pleasant than any of the big hotels on the Strip.

By: Pay4Bugs

Pay4Bugs — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:18:31 +0000

I run a startup when I’m not at work, so when I take a vacation from my dayjob, it’s just sitting at my desk at home churning away at http://www.pay4bugs.com.

Now I finally understand how Mark Cuban never took a vacation for years, for entrepreneurs, it’s hard to step away.

My partner, who’s full time into the startup, is an even worse offender…

By: Meryl Evans

Meryl Evans — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:52:25 +0000

True, it’s called a weekend — but I took the entire day off on Friday — I work five days a week. Like I said, it’s a compromise as some of us struggle to do something. I removed myself from my regular environment and spent it with my entire family. It was also the best we could do this summer for various reasons.

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:16:22 +0000

“I took a Friday through Sunday vacation…”

That’s not a vacation. That’s called a weekend.

Seriously, if anyone is having a hard time not working 7 days a week they need intervention. They’re either doing something basic very wrong from a business point of view if they HAVE to in order to make ends meet or they have personal issues that they need to get under control. Don’t misunderstand me, I get the occasional weekend working and I’m not really talking about that or checking emails Sunday night to prep for the week. But somone who feels they need to work on the weekend, every weekend, needs a bit of therapy. Or better business sense.