Science Says That A 2 Week Vacation Is All We Need

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Science Says That A 2 Week Vacation Is All We Need
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• Research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has
  shown that employees with around 5 years of
  experience in their job, are entitled to an
  average of merely 14 paid vacation days per year.
  Not a lot when accounting for the levels of
  intensity many modern jobs require, with
  employees experiencing levels of stress and
  tension unheard of in the days before modern
  technology. Many employees are unable to escape
  their workload when they return home either, as
  the internet has made it possible for emails to
  be replied to outside of normal working hours.
• Even so, if you have a rewarding, low stress job,
  you are entitled to take a break from it every
  now and then, and is 14 days enough for an entire
  year? Does this

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• then lead to extra stress asemployees try to
  ensure that their precious vacation is perfect in
  every way?
• The pressures of having the perfect vacation
• Many people who work hard all year round look
  forward to their annual paid vacation and spend a
  lot of time and resources planning it - sometimes
  even months ahead - with no expenses spared.
  However, it often seems as if many of these
  people return from their vacation feeling
  thoroughly unrefreshed, wholly unsatisfied and
  with a stronger desire to get back to the
  grindstone than before they went away. So, why
  should this be?

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• Research has shown that for many disgruntled
  vacationers who arrive back from their vacation
  feeling more stressed and unhappier than they did
  before they left the feelings that they are
  experiencing come more from the mind than
  anywhere, or anything else. People put inordinate
  amounts of pressure on themselves to make their
  vacation perfect, because if it isnt, you wont
  get another shot at it until the following year.
  This then encourages vacationers to continually
  assess their time spent away from home Am I
  having as much fun as I should be given that Ive
  only got 14 days? Have I achieved anything during
  my vacation? Will my vacation stand up against
  those of my colleagues? These expectations
  coupled with the levels of pressure that people
  place upon

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• themselves, may well be spoiling their chances of
  enjoying their precious vacation.
• How can we make the most of our 14 day annual
  vacation?
• Psychologists have recommended that to get the
  most out of the 2 week annual vacation, we should
  try to stop focusing on whether we are happy
  during our vacation, and instead simply try to
  lose ourselves in the moment what we are doing
  right now. Take new challenges, learn about new
  cultures and make connections with the people
  around you. Plan less, and let your vacation take
  you on a whole new journey you may never have
  expected and could never have

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• planned for. Be flexible and openminded, and your
  vacation may just turn into the trip of your
  life. Thats what the experts are telling us,
  anyway.
• So, can a vacation for just 2 weeks per year ever
  be enough?
• According to scientists, 2 weeks of paid vacation
  a year should be ample time for us to unwind,
  experience new things and most importantly enjoy
  our days away from our usual environment.
  However, treat your vacation like it must be the
  vacation of your lifetime - and should sound
  better when described to your colleagues than any
  vacation they have ever taken - and those
  pressures could lead to you having exactly the
  opposite the vacation from hell.

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• So, when the time comes for your annual vacation,
  try not to over plan it and allow time for new
  activities and making new friends. Be prepared
  for setbacks and if a day trip is cancelled for
  any reason, simply take that as an opportunity to
  do something else that may turn out to be
  equally, if not more, fun.

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