On Writing This Week: How to Actually Enjoy a Vacation + More

Here are a few things we loved on the internet this week:

The Silent Treatment

by Shanna Trenholm

A recent social mediasurveyconducted by mylife.com finds that we’re overwhelmed. To this, I reply, “duh” in a most scientific manner. Their findings show that 52% of people considered taking a social media vacation, but 56% are afflicted with the dreaded FOMO.

So, as of Friday, August 2, 2013 (at 10 a.m. Pacific), to squash my own FOMO, and to restore some of my time and life energy, I will be steppi...