Chris Myers, CEO and co-founder of BodeTree.com, was so tired and frustrated with the unchanging responsibilities of his job that he made the serious decision to take a full week off from his job.
Do you think he did it?
Many people in the world wish they didn’t have to depend on their jobs to live with dignity. However, every morning they get up at the same time to see the same people and go about their work for endless hours doing the same tasks over and over again.
There are people like that who win billions in the lottery and still stay in their jobs. Sometimes there are people who don’t understand this but are passionate about their work and won’t give it up for a life of relaxing on a hammock facing the sea. Are these people addicted to their work?
Many people are unable to give up their work responsibilities and devote more time to their family or social life. They cannot relax and forget their job responsibilities; if their work is neglected, they lose.
That’s what happened to Chris Myers when he found himself tired of his responsibilities and decided to leave his job responsibilities for a week.
“There is a lot of evidence that people who are able to disconnect from their work experience a greater sense of emotional well-being; They are healthier and perform their tasks more productively than their stressed-out peers,” Chris Myers explained in the magazine.
Before his job layoff, Myers set a series of goals for himself. It’s not about doing nothing for 7 days. He set a series of goals to achieve: not looking at his cell phone or using the computer, looking for hobbies other than his work, and writing nothing:
When he established the rules he should have for retirement, he decided to change scenes to avoid the temptation to start working without knowing it. What did he do He moved to Hawaii with his family. What do you think happened?
Goal 1: Forget about any technical equipment.
As expected, it was the hardest thing he had to endure, forget about any technical device. “I’m glued to my mobile phone and tablet all day, I’m afraid I won’t use them,” he said. He kept his electronics safe and was edified by the beautiful landscapes of the island he was on.
“I couldn’t stop thinking about what was happening in my office, but I overcame it by telling myself that I could do it, recalls”. He thought he would get anxious, but found his mind becoming freer: “Ignoring the phone helped me focus on the present and enjoy every moment”.
Escaping all this technology forced him to focus fully on what he was doing. There was no distraction. On his return, he was suggested to switch off his phone for 2 hours every day so that he could focus more on his business activities.
Goal 2: Finding new hobbies.
Despite being surrounded by a paradisiacal environment, Chris Myers decided to forget about bathing in that beautiful sea and trying delicious tropical cocktails. On the other hand, he liked to dive into books: «It was intriguing. As I read, my mind was coming up with amazing ideas to apply to my work » he declared full of emotions. “I don’t know what would have happened if I had gone diving, underwater, I don’t know that I would have had such smart ideas”.
Goal 3: Don’t write anything.
Before taking this sabbatical, Myers was already struggling to write letters. Inspiration had left him and this was very bad for him. However, this paradisiacal environment seems to have given him back this inspiration. His mind was filled with many editorial columns: “My mind needed rest. I didn’t have the day-to-day pressure of deciding what to write. This pressure blocked me. However, in Hawaii, that block disappeared and ideas about what to write flowed into my mind “.
Can it say “passed the test”?
Myers returned to his office with renewed energy, but soon lost his energy: «I think relaxation is beneficial in the long run. It’s not as simple as flipping a switch, unplugging, and turning it back on after 7 days. It takes more time to see beneficial results ».
It has always been said that after the holidays we need an adjustment period to get back to work. Myers will certainly need a period of time before diving into the whirlwind of the workplace.