End the tyranny of your e-mail inbox. British workers are said to send and receive 190 e-mails a day. A two-week break could leave you wading through upwards of 1,000 electronic messages. Only 2,500 e-mails still to read. We're overloaded with electronic messages.
Colleagues send and send and send.
Much of it is trivial and can wait. Take a break. It may not be a substitute for dozing on a Mediterranean beach, but an hour in the canteen or five minutes by the water cooler can help keep you sane. Plan more leave. Mr Cooper says more and more of us are neglecting to take our full holiday entitlement.