All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standin’ here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin’
It's early morn
The taxi's waitin’
He's blowin’ his horn
Already I'm so lonesome
I could die
Penso che un sogno così non ritorni mai più
Mi dipingevo le mani e la faccia di blu
Poi d'improvviso venivo dal vento rapito
E incominciavo a volare nel cielo infinito
Au-dessus des vieux volcans
Glissent des ailes sous le tapis du vent
Voyage, voyage
Éternellement
De nuages en marécages
De vent d'Espagne en pluie d'Équateur
Voyage, voyage
Vol dans les hauteurs
Au-dessus des capitales
Des idées fatales
Regarde l'océan
We're jammin’
I wanna jam it wid you
We're jammin’, jammin’,
And I hope you like jammin’, too
The song Jammin by Bob Marley, has the simplest lyrics, but it is also the most beautiful song, and the one that lets you feel the vacations’ spirit. Reggae is the kind of music you only need to relax. You listen and feel free. In Jamaican slang, the word jamming also refers to dancing very close together during a celebration to the rhythm of music. This is all what a holiday is about. Relaxing and letting you go!
“I wanna jam it wid you, and I hope you like jammin’, too.”
Vacations are very important for your health, your mind, and your spirit. There are many studies that talk about it. Benefits for your mental and physical health, personal relationship, productivity, and motivation. Vacations reduce the stress and improve your mood. That’s why it enhances creativity and increases focus.
You don’t need to travel. I took many vacations on my sofa that were amazing. I loved walking by the city without going anywhere, coming back home late, or just lying listening to music while looking at the ceiling. I didn’t have much money to travel, but I used to love my vacations, and I could rest the same.
However, it is important to relax and jam. If you thought about what you must do when you come back to work, it wouldn’t be useful at all. If you talked with your team in those status meetings, it wouldn’t work. And if you chose to do something similar to your job’s activities (it doesn’t matter if they are your own stuff), it wouldn’t be restful enough.
Whatever activity you choose, it must be as different from your daily routine as possible. Besides, you should enjoy it. :D
Another thing I love is to disconnect. I always leave my iPad and Mac at home. Nowadays, it is impossible not to take the phone, I even have my wallet on it, but I uninstall work apps such as Slack, Jira, and Outlook.
We have many holidays in Argentina. Christmas, Easter week, Workers Day, Independence Day (we have two days for this), and many others. I like these mini vacations we had, because we can relax a little bit during the year. Science says that you need at least two weeks for relaxing your mind and body. Thus, vacations are very important. However, I use these mini vacations for relaxing. Our parents don’t live in the city, one family live 90 minutes’ drive and the other family 4 hour drive. Therefore, these few days are great for visiting them.
Walking around the city could be another good option. I love to be a tourist in my city. Thus, these mini vacations are not even one week, but they are very useful for burnout prevention.
I think I have never interrupted a vacation to anybody. It is important as a team to work on developing that policy. Not to send any messages after work hours, and not to call an employee who´s on a vacation.
Reset is the first step in almost any troubleshooting. Let our body reset -at least- once a year it is important. CTRL + ALT + DEL!
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