And finally.... the good news.

Two things I did right:
1. I went on vacation
2. I turned my book in.

7. Have a committee of no — people to remind you and reward you for staying away.
8. Have a VERY short list of people who you will do things for. These are the people who helped you get the sabbatical or who supported you a lot along the way.

5. Notify collaborators when you will be away and actually go away at times. Disappearing on junior colleagues may not be an option, but taking weeks at a time is possible.
6. Make sure more work isn’t your hobby. Turns out, I fill my hours with email and work even when I don’t have to.

3. Unless you are in a situation where you really want/need to move, be judicious about using sabbatical to interview for jobs. Particularly if you are the person who will devote all their energy to it…
4. Don’t start new side projects. (Unless the sabbatical is the research, one big project choice)

1. Be realistic about the time. Research or restore? You can’t plan to do a huge project while also taking all the time for yourself. Not enough hours in the day. Gotta choose.
2. Set an out of office. I did not. I have regrets.

You are the only one who will ever know what you didn't/couldn't cover.

👏 To ALL this

I just liked putting my minimal millennial knowledge to use