Jul
Lifestyle
The Importance of Taking Time Off
In today’s society, being busy is both an addiction and a medal of honor. Everyone brags of being the king of busyness. We have become prone to creating hectic lifestyles to avoid any deep thought or reflection. Some of us are terrified of what would happen if we slow down.
Being busy can make us feel important and valued. It helps us feel like we are enough.
Being busy is a source of validation. For most people being busy equates to success.
Real talk, it’s a myth bro.
The marketing tag-lines and slogans such as “just do it” (kudos to Nike for that one!) have made us undermine the power of doing nothing. The 24/7 culture has hold some of us hostage – they’re stressed, exhausted and miserable.
Time off from work doesn’t have to mean a vacation in Bali (although, wouldn’t that be nice?). It could mean a day here and there, an afternoon or even a morning. It’s important to make sure that you give yourself breaks so you don’t burn out. Working all the time doesn’t make you productive but a zombie behind a computer screen.
The data tell us the largest issue with busyness is the impact it has on our health. Stress caused by being so busy can significantly impact our physical and mental health. Stress puts our brain into overdrive, which affects our immune system and cardiovascular system. If you’re already hooked in the “busyness” how about you start with just 10 minutes breaks in between meetings?
The good news is there are things we can do to slow down and break our addiction to being busy. Once we break this addiction, our health improves, and we start to reclaim our lives and careers.
Here are few things you can do to ditch this habit:
- Set reminders for “me” time,
- Take mini naps during the day
- Stop feeling guilty for play time
- Reward yourself with day or two to recharge
Bro, what’s your routine to stay present and sane in the busy environment?
I loved this article. It really resonated with me as its so true and we must all try and be kind to ourselves
I usually take a nap or give myself a break by just zoning out and doing something different or watching something on my laptop. Breaks are important!
So true, we get so caught up in work and every one else. We neglect ourselves so much. Will be taking some time to relax and unwind.
This article is very true, without enough rest and time away from work, the accuracy and quality of of your work will suffer. Your health will also suffer.
Taking time off for myself was hard because my life was always just about work and then family. These days in order to have relaxation time I’ve gotten back into the hobby of keeping a tropical fish tank. Doing tank maintenance is more of a relaxation and sitting back and watching your fish move around in your tank is the ultimate form of relaxation for me. That voucher would be ideal to keep the hobby going though because it does become expensive. Well worth it though!
It is very important to take time off work if you want to be productive.
Always taking a day or two helps me. If not I am a person who does not mind just letting things go for an hour or two and taking a break.
Me time is important to everyone, whether you employed or not. Taking time to yourself helps with progress, depression and Productivity. You become more authentic and understand yourself more than before. Being happy with the person you are. Take time
Very true, overworking yourself is never positive take those breaks, and those trips to Bali 🕺🏽 Great article!
This moment it’s gives a great pleasure to revisit on my me time ,due to this Pandemic we hardly think about us we only concerned about the society and the safety .
In Fact we need we our me time and its not like we forgetting about the society but to give credit to ourselves for conquering the world regardless our situations of poverty ,struggle and on this high rate of unemployment .
#MeTimeCredit .