Do You Enjoy Your Vacations And Your Free Time?

There are people, like Frank Tyger, who say that “when you like your job, every day is a vacation.” Well, maybe for some it is so, but the vast majority probably do not have that luck. So when the option to enjoy free time comes, you have to do it, and if it can be, do it in a big way.

Unfortunately, reality seems to show us a very different picture. According to some estimates, a third of Spanish divorces occur after holidays. It seems logical to think that these people have not enjoyed them too much and that they even return to work more saturated than they left.

Why enjoy the holidays?

The truth is that enjoying the holidays is not really a whim or a craving. This is how a study conducted by researchers at Stanford University estimates it. In fact, they are so necessary that they have even created a list of tips to make the most of your free time.

According to the studies, and as much as we like our work, the job supposes a physical and mental exhaustion (it depends on the profession, of course) quite high. Despite weekends and holidays, the burden of responsibility and stress grows heavier on our shoulders every day when a year goes by without having a week off.

In addition, in the digital society we live in, many of our acquaintances and relatives seem to be enjoying incredible vacations and upload their photos to social networks. If that’s the case, really, and not just a pose, they’re really getting it right, what about us?

Holidays are necessary and deserved. This release of responsibility and stress for a few days allows our brain to relax and return to its most natural state. That is why it is so important to take advantage of your free time. In this way we recover physical and mental strength to face the next work period. The temporary disconnection from that daily reality is a great good for our psyche and well-being.

How to enjoy the holidays

Although it seems incredible, there are many people unable to disconnect during the vacation period. The enormous responsibility they feel they carry prevents them from enjoying their free time. Therefore, some ideas expressed in the study of the Stanford researchers can be of great help for a good number of people who are still not aware of the need for a well-deserved rest.

Change the conversations

During the holidays, do your conversations revolve around the same topics as the rest of the year? When you chat with other people or with your own, does it end up being boring and repetitive? It might seem unimportant, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Our conversations define us. In them we pour our own and personal ideas and beliefs. But after a while, if they are repetitive, they could end up making us tired. According to this study, it is important to change and vary them, especially on vacation, so we expand our world.

Use adversity as a method of enjoyment

As we have said, despite the photos on social networks where everything seems perfect, this reality is not always fulfilled. In a trip there are dozens of variables that could fail. You arrive at your vacation home and it’s a mess. The child becomes ill …

It is clear that adversity can always appear. And that is just the moment when you have to put aside the temptation of negative thoughts. From everything you can learn and draw wise lessons. In fact, this summer season is a good time to put a good face on bad weather. Don’t let anything or anything spoil your rest time.

Use your total determination

Have you ever thought that when something goes wrong, maybe the boycott comes directly from you, even if it is unconsciously ? Sometimes when our thoughts are very negative, we become our own enemies, even living in paradise.

So, be it on vacation or at any time of the year, use your total determination to get out of that maelstrom of dark thoughts. If your life is routine, get out of the routine. Look for opportunities where others see vicissitude. Enjoy everything you have without thinking about what you could have.

It seems clear that enjoying the holidays is not a whim, but a necessity. But be that as it may, it is in our power whether these are a marvel or a total disaster. On which side of the scale are you going to position yourself?