HOW TO USE TECH TO TAKE TIME OFF

IT'S HARD TO ESCAPE FROM work. After all, you can check out of the office any time you like, but you can never leave your phone. Here's how to set yourself up for a successful, and restful, vacation and minimize your notifications.

Slack

Set up “do not disturb hours” so that you won’t receive notifications while you’re away. The snooze icon next to your name will let coworkers know that you’ve silenced your notifications. To ease back into work, set yourself Slack reminders to follow up on certain conversations or complete certain tasks on your return.

Outlook

Sort email threads to show the oldest message first so that you’ll be able to follow the conversation more easily when you get back.

iPhone