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Work has invaded our personal lives and balancing the demands of a busy lifestyle is not an easy thing to do. A culture of ‘all work and no play’ causes high stress levels and cuts time spent with loved ones and creates an inability to switch off from work. But in the hustle bustle of everyday life, it is best managed if we take a break sometimes.  

When we take a break, we're not shirking responsibility; we're taking care of ourselves so that we will have the stamina to be our best. 

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The amount of stress that one undergoes does take a toll on our lives, mentally as well as physically. A holiday with your friends & family helps in relieving this stress and leaves us feeling rejuvenated. Another alarming fact that is raising concern is how the time we spend with our family is reducing. I, for one, do not get to spend as much quality time as I would like to, with my family. My family helps me stay grounded and the little while that I get to spend with them is priceless. So I do make it a point to take at least one with the family, if not two, in a year.

There are so many people who say, “I don’t need a holiday. My official trips are more than enough for me to relax.” Moreover, it’s the time factor that really hits us at times, and we feel like we cannot, under any circumstances, take an off from work. What we tend to forget is that we are entitled to a certain amount of leaves. The deadlines and heavy work load makes us oblivious to the break we deserve.

Many issues that we face at home as well as in office are due to the kind of hectic lifestyles we lead.

The famous saying “All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy”, should ideally be incorporated in all our lives. Our performance at work is, in many ways, related to the kind of lives we live. The more we strain ourselves at work, the less productive we will be. There’s a right amount of balance between work and personal life that needs to be maintained.

The simplicity of life away from the city madness is something that we all need to experience in life. Getting back to our roots is another way of rediscovering ourselves. The more time we spend swamped in work, the less we learn about ourselves.