No matter how you plan it, the main purpose of a vacation is relaxation. This might look like running around Paris and trying every croissant, or bungee jumping off a bridge in New Zealand, or lying on a beach in North Carolina—the point is it’s a restorative experience where you’re not obligated to do anything but have fun and enjoy a break from everyday life. But unfortunately, most American workers have a scant number of vacation days to use , so it’s easy and often necessary to let the lines that separate work and vacation blur—which is where the “working vacation” comes in.
Unfortunately, most experts are not super into the idea of working while you’re on vacation. “The whole purpose of a vacation is to refresh and re-energize, and if we’re not able to do that it’s going to lead to burnout, so I definitely feel like it’s most helpful if we keep it separate,” explains Nicholette Leanza, LPCC-S, therapist at LifeStance Health. “When we’re fatigued because we’re always on, I just don’t think we’re the best we can be.” This can be especially acute if you’re go
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