The workplace can be very boring especially if you are doing the same thing everyday – sitting on your desk and staring at the monitor of your computer. This is especially true to men who are actually designed to be free as a bird and not spend the rest of his lifetime being in the prison called “office”. Here are some tips you can use to escape your office and take a vacation without leaving your work behind.
During lunch break, don’t just sit there and eat your lunch in your cubicle. Instead, leave the building premises and eat somewhere else. The human body is designed to handle only an amount of stress at a given time, and to free yourself from whatever causes that stress (in your case, the office) even just for a short period of time can help your body relax and recover.
When working with your computer, relive your past vacation experiences by uploading vacation photos and making them your computer’s screensaver. Studies show that viewing pictures of restful and quiet sceneries help reduce your stress by allowing you to feel the exact relaxing feeling you feel when having a vacation.
What’s more, when you breathe deeply like you do on vacation, you also free your mind from the worries and stress of work. Do this by closing your eyes for at least 7 minutes and breathe deeply through your nostrils. Deep breathing is a form of exercises that helps stretch out your chest muscles and gives your mind the signal that your body is ready to relax.
Another way to perfectly revive your senses is to listen to music and sounds that you usually listen to when on a vacation. The sounds of waves for example reminds you of times when you are relaxing on a beautiful beach. Pick out an instrumental CD that plays any sound related to nature and vacation and listen to it while working or during breaks.
You don’t have to suffer from the stresses brought to your by office work every single day of your life. You are too special to get stressed so find ways to enjoy and relax while working at the same time. Your boss will even thank you for it since a stress-free worker produces more excellent results.