Strong Vacation Opinions, Loosely Held
It was the Fourth of July. Jacaranda knew she could stay out of town at least till the fifth, and the fifth was a Monday, a Janet Wilton day.
Eve Babitz • Sex and Rage: A Novel
For some knowledge workers, Friday through Monday may come to occupy a murky space between weekday and weekend—a sort of work-play purgatory, where the once-solid walls between work and life become more porous. “Mondays and Tuesday are the fastest-growing days of the week for travel,” Airbnb’s chief executive, Brian Chesky, told me. “More people ar... See more
The Atlantic • The Five-Day Workweek Is Dying
What if, for example, you decided to quiet quit a single season each year: maybe July and August, or that distracted period between Thanksgiving and the New Year? You wouldn’t make a big deal about this decision. You would just, for lack of a better word, quietly implement it before returning without fanfare to a more normal pace.
Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
