{"id":26857,"date":"2014-08-24T04:45:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T09:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=26857"},"modified":"2014-08-24T04:45:39","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T09:45:39","slug":"unplug-on-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/unplug-on-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Unplug While You Are on Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the last few years I\u2019ve taken a short sabbatical each summer. I\u2019m looking to rest and focus on intense relational time with Gail. The challenge is unplugging from the Matrix.<\/p>\n\n<p>Anyone who\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=experiments%20in%20unplugging\">attempted it<\/a> can relate to the difficulty. I\u2019m at the computer or on another device a large portion of the day, every day. I\u2019m reading, interacting on social media, dealing with email, building my business. Plugging in is second nature. Unplugging is hard.<!--more--><\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"tweetable tweetalign_center\" style=\"width:100%\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m at the computer a large portion of the day. Plugging in is second nature. Unplugging is hard.<cite>Michael Hyatt<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\t\t\t<ul class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"icon-arrow\"><a class=\"icon-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=tweetbutton&text=I%27m%20at%20the%20computer%20a%20large%20portion%20of%20the%20day.%20Plugging%20in%20is%20second%20nature.%20Unplugging%20is%20hard.%20https%3A%2F%2Ffullfocus.co%2F%3Fp%3D26857&via=michaelhyatt\" title=\"Share Quote on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<span> Quote<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>People use many different solutions with varying degrees of success. Some try hiding apps on their mobile devices. Others use parental controls. I read an article a while ago about a writer who actually locks his phone in a safe. The good news is that I\u2019ve learned a few things about unplugging since starting my sabbatical tradition. These five steps work for me:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I enable a special emergency email that I only use while on sabbatical. Only my family and teammates have this email. I check this once a day.<\/li>\n<li>I disable all other email accounts on my desktop and mobile devices. I\u2019m using an auto-responder to explain my absence along with Gmail\u2019s filter function to delete all messages as they arrive. Details on the auto-responder and filter below.<\/li>\n<li>I delete Slack and TweetDeck on my desktop and mobile devices so I\u2019m not tempted to check them. I will reinstall them when I return.<\/li>\n<li>I view Facebook via my browser, but I will only use my personal account to stay connected with family and close friends. This is entertainment for me not work. I\u2019ll keep Instagram on my phone for the same reason.<\/li>\n<li>I set up a voicemail message for my phone that mirrors the auto-responder message I\u2019m using for my email accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here\u2019s the text of that auto-responder message. You might find it useful. I also explain how to set up the Gmail filter to remove all messages from your inbox as they arrive. It\u2019s not quite the same thing as deleting them, but it\u2019s close.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your email.<\/p>\n<p>I am out of the country until September 8th on my annual sabbatical. During this time I will not be checking this email account\u2014at all.<\/p>\n<p>If you have something urgent, please contact my assistant, Trivinia, at fakeemail@michaelhyatt.com.<\/p>\n<p>Please note: I will be deleting all messages from this account as they arrive, using Gmail\u2019s filter function. Why?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>So I don\u2019t return to an inbox full of messages that have already been resolved.<\/li>\n<li>So I am not tempted to check email while I am gone. \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If for some reason your issue is not resolved before I return, please re-send your message after September 8th.<\/p>\n<p>Warm regards,<\/p>\n<p>Michael\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To set up the filter, go to your Gmail settings and select filters. When you go to add a new filter, you\u2019ll see a window like the one below. In the \u201cFrom\u201d field, type \u201c<em>.<\/em>\u201d This mean the filter applies to every message.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-to-unplug-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-to-unplug-1.png\" alt=\"how to unplug 1\" width=\"614\" height=\"502\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-to-unplug-1.png 614w, https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-to-unplug-1-600x491.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will get an error message on this, but you can ignore it. Once you set the parameters, click \u201cCreate filter with this search.\u201d You\u2019ll see a window like this one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-to-unplug-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-to-unplug-2.png\" alt=\"how to unplug 2\" width=\"614\" height=\"559\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-to-unplug-2.png 614w, https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-to-unplug-2-600x546.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make the selections you see above. You can\u2019t actually delete the message and also trigger the vacation message. Instead, mark it as read and skip the inbox. The message won\u2019t be deleted, but it will be automatically archived so you don\u2019t see it when you return to your inbox.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"tweetable tweetalign_center\" style=\"width:100%\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\tThese steps allow me to get my head out of my work and my heart into my rest.<cite>Michael Hyatt<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\t\t\t<ul class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"icon-arrow\"><a class=\"icon-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=tweetbutton&text=These%20steps%20allow%20me%20to%20get%20my%20head%20out%20of%20my%20work%20and%20my%20heart%20into%20my%20rest.%20https%3A%2F%2Ffullfocus.co%2F%3Fp%3D26857&via=michaelhyatt\" title=\"Share Quote on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<span> Quote<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>In my experience these steps allow me to get my head out of my work and my heart into my rest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"reminder\">What steps do you take to unplug? How much rest do you get if you don\u2019t?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last few years I\u2019ve taken a short sabbatical each summer. I\u2019m looking to rest and focus on intense relational time with Gail. The challenge is unplugging from the Matrix. Anyone who\u2019s attempted it can relate to the difficulty. I\u2019m at the computer or on another device a large portion of the day, every [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[1093,474,1094,475],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Unplug While You Are on Vacation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It can be difficult to unplug while on vacation. 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