Adjusting to work after vacation

The holiday came to an end. It would seem that you can go to work with new strength and fresh thoughts, but for some reason you do not want to! In the first working days you feel very tired and dissatisfied with the work. The desire to work is absent. Many at this time even think about leaving. Well, there is a post-graduate depression.

How do you tune in to work after vacation? Make it so that the work was fun, but not hard labor? Some advise not to go on leave for more than two weeks, so as not to drop out of the working atmosphere and after a vacation quickly return to the usual schedule. Others even recommend not to leave the business even during the holidays, call up with colleagues and, as they say, keep your hand on the pulse. But is it worth following such recommendations? After all, to relax and rest, constantly thinking about work, is almost impossible. In addition, your regular 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 it so that going out to work after the holiday does not become painful?

1. First, decide how much you will rest and how to spend your vacation. If you want to go to the tropics, take a vacation for at least 2 weeks. The fact is that while on vacation, you will have to undergo acclimatization, which will take several days. Imagine, your body has only become accustomed to moist air and high temperatures, and you subject it to repeated stress (and acclimatization is stress for the body), coming back too early. Naturally, going to work after such a vacation will be excruciating. If you can afford to take a vacation for a few days, better spend it in the usual climatic zone. You can go to the country, visit relatives or friends;
2. 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 in to business. At the same time, we should not forget that rest is not everyday walks until the morning ... You can, of course, afford a little drink, but if you do not know the measure, then after a two-week alcoholic marathon you will not be at work, but in the hospital !! So it is better to direct the forces to restore the body after working days ;
3. Try to return from vacation 3-4 days before going to work. This will help you to go through re-acclimatization and get used to work. These days, try to rest more. Do not stress yourself in these days with urgent household chores. Visit friends, donate brought souvenirs or do house cleaning at the end of a new work week;
4. For a couple of days before the end of the holiday try to go to bed at the same time as on working days. This will help to adjust the body to work after vacation;
5. In the first working days after the holidays do not take on new projects or too complex tasks. It's better if you finish the project already started, because it's much easier to finish it than start something from scratch. If there is no such activity, then plan. Schedule a list of tasks that you will need to complete in the coming days. By the way, this can be done and a few days before the end of rest, then after the holiday you can safely proceed to the scheduled.

To avoid post-oppressive depression, you need to adhere to these recommendations, allow your body to gain strength, energy and vitamins. Then, going to work after the vacation will be much easier. After all, you will not feel overwhelmed and devastated. Work will be fun, and new forces will help in the implementation of any ideas and projects.

And remember, the right rest is the guarantee of productive work.