Wednesday, August 7, 2024

The fundamental question when taking your vacation time: Long breaks or extended weekends?


I question the AI Blog Post Image Generator's choice of hat for this man sitting on the beach, but otherwise it's well done.

One of my favorite feelings in the world is getting near the end of the weekend and realizing, late on a Sunday afternoon, that I'm off work the next day and free to do whatever I like.

But its close cousin is the Friday afternoon "Hey, I'm on vacation all next week and won't be back in the office for the next 10 days!"

When it comes time to plan out my vacation for the year, I find both of these dynamics playing out in my head.

Do I take a few full weeks off and sprinkle in a few personal days here and there as needed?

Or do I take a series of four-day weekends throughout the course of the year?

The answer for me is usually "all of the above."

I'll take a week or more off when we're going somewhere, as we're doing right now for our trip to Paris. But I also like pinpointing a Friday and a Monday per month (preferably bracketing the same weekend) and taking those days off as well for no particular reason.

It's a good blend of planned/purposeful/destination-oriented breaks mixed with "hey, why not?" mini-vacations.

Your philosophy may differ.

Either way, as I've mentioned before, take those vacation days!


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