5 tricks to stop worrying about email during your holiday vacation
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In fact, 44% of working adults say they check work email every day while on vacation, according to the American Psychological Association. About one in 10 check email hourly.
The temptation is understandable. Who wants to click through hundreds or thousands of emails after returning from a time of rest and relaxation?
Some people even say the post-vacation email deluge makes them dread going on vacation in the first place.
However, research shows that stress levels tend to increase when you have access to your inbox during your time off, and that in order to return to work refreshed and rejuvenated, you need to unplug completely during vacation.
Here are five email hacks that can hopefully help you do that this holiday season:
Natalie Walters contributed to a previous version of this article.
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