Here’s why you’re checking work emails on holidays (and how to stop)

Finally, the holidays are here — the break you’ve been waiting for. You want to leave work behind, kick back and enjoy time with family and friends.

But you’re still checking work emails and taking work calls. Even if you are at a remote location that screams holiday, you’re still thinking about work, or even doing work, although you promised yourself this time would be different.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not the only one struggling to switch off on holidays.

One reason is you, like many others, might derive a strong sense of self from your work.

Work helps shape your identity

Humans crave answers to the question “who am I?”. One place we find these answers is in the activities we do — including our work. Whether we work by…