The benefits of doing this, you ask?
- I get to relax and unwind. Vacation involves vacating the mind. What better way to do that than cut off the noise entirely.
- Maybe, when I return the market would be even cheaper, and I get to average down or buy into new positions, at significant discounts to intrinsic value. I am comfortable with my portfolio and I can sleep at nights without thinking about it. I think it isn't much of a stretch to be able to sleep for 14 nights without thinking about it.
- In times of market turmoil, I am naturally drawn to the market noise. This can lead me to make emotionally drawn decisions, which is something I wish to avoid. Explicitly disconnecting from the world is a good way to reiterate to myself that changing ticker prices from minute to minute don't matter.