I've been doing a lot of interviews the last couple weeks for the book, and I don't think I've had a single one that hasn't revealed something interesting and unexpected. For example, telling other people that you're taking a  digital Sabbath is more difficult than I expected. Your spouse and kids may appreciate you not diving for your Blackberry every time it goes off, but be prepared to discover that people don't appreciate being reminded of their place on your social periphery.

As one person told me:

People would ask 'Can you run this bake sale?' and for my own health and well-being I'd explain why I couldn't. I thought I was being so authentic, sharing my vulnerability. But people. Freaked. Out. They SO didn't want to hear it. It was viewed as hostile. Or precious. 'Oh, look at US, trying to have mental health.' Or they'd just be like, 'Fuck you. Who's going to do my bake sale?' It really rocked my world."

Another person answers questions about why he didn't respond to their email over the weekend by saying, "I didn't have service." "You don't need to tell people you're going offline," he explains, "because that gives them a chance to object."

A third says that if she gets any pushback, she points to Stefan Sagmeister, who closes down his studio every seven years (and is a big advocate of structured sabbaticals from everyday work).

I've got a few more interviews to do, and will be interested to see if other people have this issue.