Everyone wants to get things done before the holiday season (so they can free their mind and find a clean desk back from vacations);

People tend to be tired, if not exhausted. Therefore, less patient and potentially more aggressive.

So June is not that a good month for business. July and August? Even worse, or at least from mid-July to mid-August (your customers take real break, so you won’t be able to move the needle). As an entrepreneur, I think it is also the best time to take a break (or slow down a bit). At least one week. Because you deserve it! After all, startups are a marathon… that you’re running at « sprint tempo »! Don’t stress yourself also with the « clean desk » or the « 0 emails inbox fantasy » (I’ve given up for this for years… better try to allow 10 minutes each day to handle it… 1 or 2 years old emails in your inbox can be handled very quickly, no? It only takes one click to delete them!). As always, the key is to set priorities (where almost everyone sucks). Easier said than done. What do you really need to terminate before your vacations? Except if you’ve promised to deliver something to a specific due date(my rule of thumb on this: « under promise, over deliver! »), it can probably wait your come back. What does it change to stress yourself to send emails (or everything else) that won’t be handled anyway before you’re back (because people are also away)? If you know me, you’ve probably noticed that I’m kind of hyperactive. I’m even busier than ever now. But I also feel the need for a break. And I’ll do my best to switch off my electronic devices without feeling guilty. Finally ;-)! Jump into the holidays and see you around mid-August on startupolic.com! ]]>