Feeling guilty while on vacation is much worse than not going at all
If you feel guilty about pursuing leisure or vacation time at the expense of work you won’t get any of the gains of taking time out, says University of Rutgers Business School Professor Gabriela Tonietto. In fact, it will make you feel worse.
A smarter path involves focusing on the gains to your future productivity and mental health by taking time out over the guilt of leaving work behind.
How to live longer with stress as your friend
In a study of 30,000 people over eight years in the United States, researchers found that people who experienced very high levels of stress in the previous year had a 43% increased chance of dying. But only if they believed stress was bad for them.