Tuesday, September 6, 2011

The art of disconnecting


A friend recently sent me a link to this very refreshing email message and I just had to pass it along. First of all, if this "Josh" truly exists, he is a G-d among men (and husbands). Second, in this age of constant access, what a creative and yet honest way to get his point across.

Below is the out-of-office email, written by Josh Kopelman prior to leaving for vacation. Josh, wherever you are, I salute you!

I am currently out of the office on vacation.
I know I’m supposed to say that I’ll have limited access to email and won’t be able to respond until I return — but that’s not true. My blackberry will be with me and I can respond if I need to. And I recognize that I’ll probably need to interrupt my vacation from time to time to deal with something urgent.
That said, I promised my wife that I am going to try to disconnect, get away and enjoy our vacation as much as possible. So, I’m going to experiment with something new. I’m going to leave the decision in your hands:
  • If your email truly is urgent and you need a response while I’m on vacation, please resend it to XXXXX@XXXX.com and I’ll try to respond to it promptly.
  • If you think someone else at [the company] might be able to help you, feel free to email my assistant, and she’ll try to point you in the right direction.
· Otherwise, I’ll respond when I return…
Warm regards,
Josh

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