Vacation came to an end. It would seem that you can go to work with renewed vigor and fresh thoughts, but for some reason I don’t feel like it! In the first working days, you feel very tired and dissatisfied with work. There is no desire to work. Many at this time even think about leaving. Well, there is post-release depression.
How to tune in to work after a vacation? Make work fun, and not seem hard labor? Some advise you not to go on vacation for more than two weeks, so as not to fall out of the working atmosphere and quickly return to your usual schedule after a vacation. Others even recommend not to retire even during vacation, call up colleagues and, as they say, keep abreast. But is it worth following such recommendations? After all, to relax and rest, constantly thinking about work, is almost impossible. In addition, your ongoing telephone conversations with colleagues are likely to offend the one with whom you went on vacation. How to relax, forgetting about work, and then make sure that getting to work after a vacation does not become painful?
- To begin with, decide how much you will relax and how to spend your vacation. If you want to go to the tropics, take a vacation of at least 2 weeks. The fact is that, while on vacation, you have to go through acclimatization, which will take several days. Imagine your body just got used to moist air and high temperatures, and you expose it to repeated stress (and acclimatization is stress for the body), returning too early. Naturally, going to work after such a vacation will be painful. If you can afford to take a vacation for a few days, it is better to spend it in the usual climate zone. You can go to the country, visit relatives or friends;
- Remember the rule: "at work - I work, on vacation - I rest." If you can separate these two activities, then after the holidays it will be easier for you to tune into a business spirit. At the same time, do not forget that rest is not everyday walks until the morning ... You can, of course, allow yourself a drink, but if you don’t know the measure, then after a two-week alcohol marathon you will have no place at work, but in the hospital ! So it is better to direct forces to restore the body after workdays ;
- Try to return from vacation 3-4 days before going to work. This will help you undergo re-acclimatization and tune in to work. Try to relax more these days. These days you should not burden yourself with urgent household chores. It will be possible to visit friends, give gifts or bring home cleaning at the end of a new working week;
- A couple of days before the end of the vacation, try to go to bed at the same time as on weekdays. This will help set up the body to work after the holidays;
- In the first working days after a vacation, do not take on new projects or tasks that are too complicated. It’s better if you modify the already started project, because it’s much easier to finish than starting something from scratch. If there is no such activity, then do the planning. Schedule a list of tasks that you will need to complete in the coming days. By the way, this can be done a few days before the end of the vacation, then after the vacation you can safely proceed to the implementation of the plan.
To avoid post-release depression, you must adhere to these recommendations, allow your body to gain strength, energy and vitamins. Then it will be much easier to get to work after a vacation. After all, you will not feel overwhelmed and devastated. Work will be a joy, and new forces will help in the implementation of any ideas and projects.
And remember, proper relaxation is the key to productive work.