Vacation, a time of rest and freedom from work, can be experienced each and everyday. Duke University psychiatrist, John Rhoads, MD, studied successful, effective, and healthy executives who worked at least sixty hours weekly and compared these individuals with executives who developed burnout from working over sixty hours weekly. The following table summarizes those findings.
THOSE WHO EXPERENCE WORK SUCCESS | THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE WORK BURNOUT |
Postpone thinking about problems | Ruminate about work problems |
Take time off when productivity begins to diminish | Take their computer and cell phone on their vacations to keep-up with work activities |
Use exercise, hobbies, and sports to deal with work stress | Use drugs or alcohol to deal with work stress |
Enjoy scheduled vacations | Tend to postpone vacations |
Cultivate a stable family life | Spend very little time with their family |
Maintain friendships | Have a difficult time cultivating friendships |
Exercise regularly | Watch television regularly |
Have varied interest outside of work | Feel uncomfortable away from work |
Can laugh at themselves | Take life and themselves too seriously |
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