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Take a Mental Vacation This Weekend

User Profile: comfortableNight4463
comfortableNight4463 September 9th, 2022

"There is a laundry list of problems with our work culture: lack of a national paid parental leave benefit, stigma around using vacation and sick days, the systematic undervaluing and under-compensating of professions like teaching, etc. It could be easy to become bitter and cynical. What can we do?

Treat Your Weekend Like a Vacation

Actually behave as if your weekend is like a vacation. That means actually not working. Resist the urge to do one more thing for work, check or respond to work emails, or do work-like tasks such as chores or dealing with obligations (given any realistic constraints). They surveyed 441 full-time employees before and after the following weekend and found that workers who were primed to live out their weekend like a mini vacation reported that they were more focused on the present moment, which translated to more positive emotions, less negative feelings, and greater satisfaction when back at work.

Actually Take Your Vacations

A 2000 study following middle-aged men at high risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) for nine years found that taking more frequent vacations was correlated with a reduced likelihood of dying from any cause. Another study reported improved mood, better quality of sleep, and less physical complaints than before vacation.

Be Present

As Eleanor Roosevelt said, "The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”"

Read the complete article available at Psychology Today!

Reflection:

What are your plans for the weekend? Would you be interested in trying to have a mental vacation this weekend?

#Stress #Workplace #Relaxation #MentalHealth
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User Profile: calmDew1576
calmDew1576 September 9th, 2022

@comfortableNight4463 That's an interesting post! There have been time that I'm doing vacation for a week and I don't feel rested at all, while other times I go out of town for 2 days and I immediately feel rested!

The people around you, the place and how menatlly free of obligations someone is play a key role along with other factors. It's important to prioritize ourselves sometimes.

If we feel good everything else will eventually fall into place!

Thank you for the great post!

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User Profile: comfortableNight4463
comfortableNight4463 OP September 16th, 2022

@calmDew1576 Very well said! I hope you have a great weekend!

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User Profile: innateJoy9602
innateJoy9602 September 9th, 2022

@comfortableNight4463

Yes!

I feel a mental vacation is very much needed.

This post is an excellent reminder for everyone here<3

I definitely plan on taking it easy this weekend.

Thanks for the article!💛✨

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User Profile: comfortableNight4463
comfortableNight4463 OP September 16th, 2022

@innateJoy9602 Indeed! I hope you have a great weekend!

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User Profile: globalBraid3744
globalBraid3744 September 10th, 2022

@comfortableNight4463

I love this article! Thank you for sharing.

What are your plans for the weekend? Would you be interested in trying to have a mental vacation this weekend?
I would really like to have a mental vacation tomorrow, I am already trying to take one day off per week to get some rest.
What about you?

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User Profile: comfortableNight4463
comfortableNight4463 OP September 16th, 2022

@globalBraid3744 That's great! It's important to take some time off to de-stress and take care of yourself. I hope you have a great weekend!

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User Profile: globalBraid3744
globalBraid3744 September 17th, 2022

@comfortableNight4463

Thank you! I wish the same for you :) What are your plans?

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User Profile: sunnyWriting4806
sunnyWriting4806 September 10th, 2022

@comfortableNight4463

I definitely need vacations, it's really hard to think of the weekends like vacations especially since I'm always doing some kind of work, but maybe I might need to try to make an effort to go somewhere instead of staying at home all the time.

User Profile: Snowynight1
Snowynight1 September 11th, 2022

@comfortableNight4463

I'll definitely give myself a mental vacation sometime in the future! As for next weekend, I have an art lesson. I'm also going to the mall with my friends!

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User Profile: comfortableNight4463
comfortableNight4463 OP September 15th, 2022

@Snowynight1 This is wonderful. I hope you have a great time!

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User Profile: Ru3z
Ru3z September 15th, 2022

@comfortableNight4463

Yesssss i will need this weekend <3

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User Profile: comfortableNight4463
comfortableNight4463 OP September 16th, 2022

@Oxyy I hope u have a great weekend!

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User Profile: ambitiousSpring4425
ambitiousSpring4425 September 16th, 2022

Well said. Thank you.

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