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3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO ON VACATION

Now all your editors are lying on a daiquiri infusion on the beach loungers , I lovingly provide you with some vacation know-how. These are the facts you must know before you dive into that chill mode (and yes, I have one to throw at your boss). 1. A week of vacation is too short.

That agenda in the corner, your auto-reply set to beach mode. Hooray, a whole week of vacation. Whoa, stop, DON’T DO IT. A week of vacation is not good for you. Research from our southern neighbors shows that you need at least eight days to get your zen levels back up. For the first seven days, your colleagues, emails, and numbers are still in your head. And the whole point was to leave those rascals at home, right?

2. Leave well-rested

Run yourself ragged. No, this isn’t about that silly game from back in the day. You have three days left before you

leave and spend every minute at the office to let things be. Then you think you can leave with a clear mind. Right? Wrong, because all that last-minute stress means you’ll be staring at the ceiling for hours at your vacation spot. Sleep deprivation is even responsible for 54 percent of those happy vacationers returning home more tired than when they left. You don’t want that, and neither does your boss. on the plane 3. Plan little or nothing.

An espresso in that Italian café in the morning and then rushing to that gallery because you have to be in line on time. And then lunch at the star chef you had on your list because if you haven’t eaten there… An hour in the museum, some shopping in that heart-racing shopping street, and then a quick shower party before dinner. Is this your vacation? Then unfortunately, you won’t come home feeling rejuvenated. Plan those beach lounging days and ten books in advance because they are essential to clear your head.

’And when you finally go home completely relaxed.

, it indeed seems like the return trip goes faster than the outbound trip. That’s a little mind trick our heads play with our sense of time when we enjoy something. Now all your editors are lying on a daiquiri infusion on the beach loungers, I lovingly provide you with some vacation know-how. These are the facts you must know…, Now all your editors are lying on a daiquiri infusion on the beach loungers, I lovingly provide you with some vacation know-how. These are the facts you must know before you dive into that chill mode (and….

Written by Adeline Mans