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Avoid work FOMO and enjoy your time off
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This Rev Up is from the archives – originally sent 6 August 2023. Hi Reader, If you’re taking some time off this month, it’s worth spending a bit of time thinking about your intentions for that time. Aside from “exploring Cornwall” or “fixing the shed”, for most of us, getting some downtime and some ‘headspace’ is a crucial component. Have you got some big career decisions looming? Do you want answers from the summer period or just a better understanding of yourself so that you can guide the best decisions for you? Are you just looking forward to the novelty of waking up somewhere new, or do you need to try and find something new while you’re there? Holidays are no different from work in this sense: defining the intentions and getting clear on the outcomes really matters. But if you’re like me (and most people I work with!), the tactics for how to get there really matter, too, because you want to relax, but you also have to battle the annoying part of yourself that feels guilty for downing tools or the part that gets ‘work FOMO’ - that feeling that something important will happen the day you go off on leave. You might feel that compulsion to be ‘quickly checking in’ with email on days when you should be exploring the coastline or making decisions about finances when you should only be making decisions about fish and chips. And whilst a lot of the best decisions indeed come from the grey space in between relaxation and work, we need to fully let go in order to fully see the full horizon of possibilities. So this week, here are a few quick questions that I hope help you to be clearer on your intentions for the break, followed by a few tactical questions that might help you make the best of this time. Intentions:
Tactics:
When you have clear intentions of what you want to achieve from your time off and you have some strategies to keep distractions at bay, you'll open up more room for rest, reflection, and innovation. This will not only make your break more enjoyable but also prep you for whatever lies ahead once you're back at work. Of course, this is as much a reminder to myself as it is to you, but please feel free to reply and let me know how you are getting on. Have a great week, Graham |
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