The other day, I was looking at my schedule for the summer. I had a moment of1 , realizing I'd be without my laptop for two weeks during our family camping trip.
You might be thinking my2 sounds astonishing and that two weeks with no pressure to work, just relaxing in nature is the time to refresh and restore one's3 and body. I used to be a workaholic (工作狂). So taking two weeks off from my business made me4 .
I know I'm not5 here in our busy world. To work hard is especially significant for high-achieving people to6 in their careers. We live in a culture that7 the state of being busy. There might have been many times when you8 some relatives or friends on the street and heard they said they were very busy when asking about their recent9 . Being busy is the new normal. Therefore, when we're not busy, we feel like we're doing something wrong.
I'm not saying working all the time makes us feel OK. Taking a break brings us10 . We'll be more11 after relaxing, thus having more novel ideas. Iceland has12 a 4-day work week for 2,500 people. A study by Stanford University found that their13 didn't decline; they reported a better work-life balance.
Our brains aren't designed to14 all the time. Working hard enough to pass our limits will unavoidably lead to burnout. Therefore, we should give ourselves a(n)15 once in a while.
