Going on Vacation for Two Months

1 · Yihui Xie · June 4, 2023, midnight
Believe it or not, the best break I had over the last few years was when I got COVID in December last year. Physically I felt quite painful, but mentally I was completely relaxed in those three days. To me, the best indicator for a great break is that I can totally ignore the clock. Just forget the time, and forget all things ruled by time. It doesn’t matter if I want to have breakfast at 5am or 11am, or get up at 3am or 5pm. No calendar reminders. No Slack messages. No hurry. As if the outside ...