The Value of Taking Time Off
In today´s episode of ‘Professional Success Podcast’, Sheila talks about the importance of taking time off. Sheila is taking time off this week as she is on a vacation with her entire family. She has been broadcasting from her vacation week.
Episode Highlights:
· Americans are specifically known for not being very good at unplugging and taking that much needed time off.
· A study done at the Harvard University looked at the Boston Consulting Group, or BCG specifically at Executives and showed how much productivity increase when employees set standard time off boundaries.
· Taking that time off or at least find a little bit of time to unplug this week can make a huge difference
3 Key Points:
1. One study recently found that many people respond to what they call phantom phone vibrations; they think they feel their phone vibrating, even when it isn't. Even if we aren't addicted or don't check our emails and text compulsively, often our mental health is still at stake.
2. Busy managers and professionals tend to amplify through their own actions and interactions and the inevitable pressure of their jobs, making their own and their colleagues’ lives feel more intense, more overwhelming and more demanding.
3. Sheila mentions that she is not fantastic at these things that she just talked about but she is going to make a commitment to be a little bit better and work on this.
Tweetable Quotes:
· “So, if you also agree that you feel like you spend a little bit too much time working, maybe even a lot, too much time working, you're definitely not alone.”- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
· “This power of PTO is that it breaks that cycle, mitigating the pressure, freeing individuals to spend time in ways that are more desirable for themselves personally, and even for their actual work process.” - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
· “I promise it's going to be worth it, we have plenty of research to back this up.” - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
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