Take a Vacation

Last week I was on vacation, so there was a little break in the publications😌. Therefore I would like to talk a little about the vacation and how important it is. High quality vacation is not just opportunity for relax but it is also a prevention mechanism for many serious diseases.

But it’s not enough just to take vacations regularly; the way you spend them determines if you re-charge your internal battery or not.

My tips for a good vacation:

✏️ Take Enough Time: Ideally, a vacation length should be at least 14 days (as a single period). If you feel heavily exhausted, then better to take 21 days. That time is usually enough to recharge.
✏️ Change the Scenery: Travelling to a new place (even a short trip) gives you new impressions, experience, fill you with new ideas, inspiration and energy. Spending time outside standard surroundings significantly decreases an overall strain level. The fact is also proved by German researchers.
✏️ Digital Detox: Don't touch your laptop, don't open working chats, don't read the news, minimize social networks usage. Give the rest to your brain from constant information noise.
✏️ Be Spontaneous: Don't try to plan everything: constant following the schedule makes vacation feel more work-like and doesn't allow to enjoy the moment. Spontaneous activities can provide more fun and satisfaction.
✏️ Do Nothing: Allow yourself to take time for idleness. That's really difficult as you feel just wasting time that can be spend more effectively😀. But that's the trick: state of nothingness rewires the brain, improve creativity and problem solving capabilities.

So take care of yourself and plan a proper rest during the year.

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