(Exodus 31:15) Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

Where does man get the sense he needs a Sabbath rest?
If the Sabbath rest is not done unto the Lord, it is double sin.

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Q: Your column on different methods of improving personal productivity has encouraged me to stop procrastinating. Have you been successful in making your experiment "to keep at least one weekend day work-free" a permanent change?
—–R.S., San Francisco.

A: I hope so. Since I wrote that column last fall, I have worked at my job on both Saturday and Sunday during only two weekends. Both cases were a result of backsliding into old habits of procrastination and avoidance during the week.

Writing that column assessing personal productivity-improvement techniques made me much more aware of how I spend—and waste—my time. By making more realistic plans each day and sticking to my own daily deadlines, I am working longer hours during the week, but finishing more projects by Friday evenings.

One casualty has been email; I have fallen further behind on answering it than usual, and I am still working on a solution. Nevertheless, the unbroken time away on weekends is worth it.