In the beginning, there are always good intentions: a clean slate of annual leave at the turn of the New Year, days accrued and carried over, the idea that this time I might use those precious weeks wisely.
By now, 16 years after entering the world of work, I am well aware of what taking holiday sensibly should look like throughout the year: at least one week every three to four months; no emailing, no answering the phone to calls that really can wait.
