In the digital world we live in, it is becoming increasingly hard to separate yourself from your devices and just enjoy the moment and the people around you. Especially for an active business person that can receive over 100 email every day, you constantly find your mind wandering to email to make sure nothing urgent has come in since you last checked 5 minutes ago. People become distant and can’t even enjoy a moment such as vacation. This article provides practical and effective measures to gameplan how to keep your mind off your email during your time away and make the most of your vacation. Suggestions include alerting your clients and coworkers ahead of time that you will be out of contacting and appoint someone else to handle your normal business responsibilities.

Key Takeaways:

• While vacations are supposed to be the time to get away from the office and relax, 68% of Americans are unable to do so, checking personal and work email at least once a day, according to a study by Intel Security. Less than half abstain from checking work emails while on vacation, even though 65% of people who do so say their vacation was more enjoyable.
• Returning from vacation to a full inbox is one reason employees check email while they’re away. Ron Webb, executive director of the nonprofit human resources research organization American Productivity and Quality Center, says it’s important to create a system before you leave to avoid this. The first thing he does is clean out his inbox.
• “While you are away, you will not be checking email, voicemail, or materials delivered by carrier pigeon,” she says. “This is a great opportunity to walk your talk about your values and how important it is to be fully present with your family, your friends, or yourself, as it is essential to your overall well-being and is key to your effectiveness on the job.”

“While vacations are supposed to be the time to get away from the office and relax, 68% of Americans are unable to do so, checking personal and work email at least once a day, according to a study by Intel Security”

https://www.fastcompany.com/3061451/how-to-stop-checking-email-on-vacation