If currently employed, upon accepting a new job, the time between leaving one’s old job and starting the next should be maximized and fully enjoyed, as it is totally worry-free.
"Dude, I just put in my two weeks at Cubicles Inc. I'm leaving on the 10th, and starting at Spreadsheets Corp. on the 11th."
"Seriously? What about Pankow's Law?"
"Awwwwww fuck. I better tell SC that I came down with that 6-week long disease that's been going around."