[BruceM]

I've maintained a 417 day streak despite taking multiple holidays / vacations. My overall rule for what I do is to always make at least a little progress each day. Even if that means I go and fix some grammar or spelling in docs, or file some bugs, merge pull requests. Maintaining a streak doesn't have to mean 8 hours of work each day. :)

[jaimebuelta]

Anyway, I think that just keeping yourself committed to "do something" every day it's not really a vacation. Sorry, but I find this nonsensical and bad example...

[doorhammer]

One thing I've learned from having been married to my wife is that people have hugely disparate views of what constitutes a vacation.

For her it's the more standard lounge-at-the-beach vacations. For me it's always been the feeling that I'm not compelled to do anything by anyone other than myself. I don't want time bound obligations.

I went to ireland for five weeks or so, and toured by bike, then did some hitchhiking and general wandering around. I did a lot of reading, and writing, and some learning/math. Every day I had some random downtime and would have been totally content fixing a small spelling mistake or two in some docs, if I had been into programming then.

All that to just say, relaxation and contentment are pretty specifically personal, and I could see how it wouldn't be a hassle at all, especially if you've got some good momentum going and all it takes to keep it is to spend a few minutes committing a grammar fix. Ymmv of course, but that's just my two cents.

[shitlord]

Don't you ever just want to take an entire day to relax? Just sit around drinking beer, eating pizza, and watching TV (or some variation of that)? I think I am the exact opposite, since I can barely work 35 hours a week without mentally clocking out.