Comments on: How I Spent My Christmas Vacation, and How You Can Spend Yours http://gigaom.com/2009/12/31/how-i-spent-my-christmas-vacation-and-how-you-can-spend-yours/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:15:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ski Resort Getaways In Canada http://gigaom.com/2009/12/31/how-i-spent-my-christmas-vacation-and-how-you-can-spend-yours/#comment-90685 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:16:57 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=25447#comment-90685 [...] How You Can Spend Yours Christmas For example, holiday cover work is a great opportunity to make some extra money during a time when many people are on vacation. You’re especially well-placed to take advantage of this opportunity if you don’t yet have a family. [...]

]]> By: Heather http://gigaom.com/2009/12/31/how-i-spent-my-christmas-vacation-and-how-you-can-spend-yours/#comment-90684 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:24:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=25447#comment-90684 Wish I’d seen this earlier; it makes perfect sense. I already take care to go shopping or wherever when there are less people and have been doing so to the best of my ability for years now, but it didn’t occur to me to apply the same thought to work. Thanks for pointing it out!

The only challenge I can see with working over Christmas is that my family expects me to be around more than normal. May be able to swing something for the next set of holidays though :)

]]> By: How to Avoid the After-holiday Slump http://gigaom.com/2009/12/31/how-i-spent-my-christmas-vacation-and-how-you-can-spend-yours/#comment-90682 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:01:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=25447#comment-90682 [...] or two regrouping. Work a little during your downtime. In a previous post, Darrell talked about how he uses the holidays to work. I have to admit that I agree with him. In fact, I found myself working harder than usual for a few [...]

]]> By: How to Avoid the After-holiday Slump http://gigaom.com/2009/12/31/how-i-spent-my-christmas-vacation-and-how-you-can-spend-yours/#comment-90683 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:01:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=25447#comment-90683 [...] or two regrouping. Work a little during your downtime. In a previous post, Darrell talked about how he uses the holidays to work. I have to admit that I agree with him. In fact, I found myself working harder than usual for a few [...]

]]> By: Roberto http://gigaom.com/2009/12/31/how-i-spent-my-christmas-vacation-and-how-you-can-spend-yours/#comment-90681 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:45:58 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=25447#comment-90681 Darrell, I am in almost total agreement. The signal-to-noise ratio goes up dramatically, and I get twice as much done. The only difference for me is that when everyone comes back to work, they expect me to be around, too, so it’s hard to get that time-shifted holiday. I manage, but it requires a bit of deceit.

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