play hookie (verb): Skipping school, missing classes, taking as extended lunch, skipping out of work for the day/afternoon just to have fun. If you are going to play hookie once in a while, and I highly recommend that you do, you must do it like a pro. So, here’s how: Playing hookie is good for the soul. It’s important to duck out every once in a while and take a “sick day.” A day just for you to do anything you want or nothing at all. A day to unwind, to recharge, to relax, to be 100 percent joyful without any obligations. You don’t literally have to pretend to be sick – you may already have a day or two off – but what I am suggesting is really take the day off.
