When time off doesn't recharge the batteries

Just back from a week away in the Azores. We had a great time. Do I feel refreshed? No. I think I've reached the age where I need instruction on how to have a vacation. Here are my self instructions, I hope you find them helpful.

1.  Check email once a day, or even better every two days, or best of all: leave the damn electronics at home. 
2. Facebook was invented to create dissatisfaction within us. Facebook's promotion of the 7 deadly sins is unrelenting. Starting with envy. 
3. Driving holidays at this age are stressful, back to the bus and trains. The Azores' roads are exciting to drive: twisty, hilly, fast. Cool for a day, but not a week. Every blind corner invites disaster. 
4.  A drink a day on vacation is bad enough, two is a mistake. Great wine, cheap wine, ample time to enjoy it creates sluggishness, bad sleep, and more. Back to water.
5.  Leaving the office with unfinished business that has to be checked from the beach. Never again. 

best, 

​David