You’re being released from the treadmill of deadlines, endless commutes and limp salads in the break room. How hard can it be?
It sounds like a no-brainer.
But safeguarding yourself from this experience, this year, isn’t rocket science. Rather, it’s about setting healthy boundaries. “It’s about understanding that if people are really upset, they’re not someone that necessarily cares about you in the way that you should be giving them much effort,” she says. “Because healthy people respect your time.”
Equally crucial is doing a technology review, to ensure that you’re not constantly on your phone or checking work matters. Make your technology hard to get to – for instance, by putting your laptop and phone in another room, out of sight – and ask yourself one question.
“I would do quality time over quantity time, and block it in,” she says, meaning schedule in short periods of time with your children during the day. Another key method to feeling like you’ve actually had a holiday, regardless of your circumstance, is to slow down, get rid of long to-do lists as best you can, and make a conscious attempt to connect with your loved ones in a more in-depth way than you normally do, says Associate Professor Aaron Jarden, at the Centre for Wellbeing Science at The University of Melbourne.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Vietnam in big push to expand South China Sea presence, according to US think tankVietnam has conducted a major expansion of dredging and landfill work at several of its South China Sea outposts this year, signalling an intent to significantly fortify its claims in the disputed waterway.
Read more »
Turia Pitt found a USB with a folder called ‘photos’. What she discovered was ‘confronting’.TuriaPitt has opened up on the “confronting” moment she found some old photos of herself just days after she was burned in a fire during a 2011 ultramarathon in WA’s Kimberley region. 7NEWS
Read more »
Think you have a handle on Christmas this year? Congratulations: you’re lying to yourself | Jack VeningA guide to lesser-known holiday crises
Read more »
Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, DJ on Ellen DeGeneres Show, dies aged 40The beloved dancer-DJ was also a former contestant on So You Think You Can Dance and appeared in films like Step Up: All In
Read more »
After eight years, Australia's youngest veteran is ready to take the UFC by stormAfter eight years in the UFC, plenty think the book on Jake Matthews is already written, but the Australian welterweight is certain his story is just getting started.
Read more »
Energy relief package is a ‘short term band aid’Independent MP Allegra Spender says the energy relief package set to pass parliament is a “short-term band-aid” to fixing the rising energy prices for homeowners and businesses. “I think the government and the gas companies need to work really closely together over the next few months,” she told Sky News Australia. “We need to set up this country for the long term. “This is not setting us up for the feature.”
Read more »