By mid-month, most of the students in our area will walk
out of school and not pick up another book or write another paragraph until
August. They take their summer vacation
seriously.
How seriously do you take your summer? Do you take time off to reset your state of
mind, or do you plow right through summer without a break?
Although we aren’t suggesting that you follow most
students’ lead and shut off your brain for three months, we are encouraging you
to give your head and your health a much-needed timeout. As we’ve addressed before, taking time off
not only improves your productivity, but it also improves your health.
Stress, which most jobs create, takes a toll on your entire
being. According to a June 2010 article
by Susan Krauss Whitbourne in Psychology
Today, chronic stress makes your body more prone to infection, injury,
illness, accidents, poor sleep, poor digestion, memory problems, and poor
decisions. It even lowers your ability
to maintain vital functions!
A vacation, on the other hand, gives your body and mind an
opportunity to relax. To reset. To gain perspective and insight.
You earn vacation days for a reason. Use them.
