{"id":6484,"date":"2017-08-27T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T19:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=6484"},"modified":"2017-08-27T15:08:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T19:08:38","slug":"why-vacations-are-good-for-your-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=6484","title":{"rendered":"Why Vacations are Good for Your Career"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tangier, Morocco; Photo by Christine Goon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I recently returned from a week\u2019s vacation.<\/p>\n

I admit I did work each day, but it was concentrated. When you run your own business, it\u2019s difficult to completely disconnect. To mitigate the impact, though, I set aside an hour each morning to read and return emails and scan the major news sites for events that were relevant to my work. Then I turned off the computer and went for a walk with my dog, Zena, my intrepid road manager.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to break the work cycle for me, and my guess is, it\u2019s the same for many of you. According to a recent\u00a0survey<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>the average U.S. employee takes only half of their employer-allotted vacation time. That\u2019s not good. There\u2019s plenty of research that shows that taking time to de-stress is good for your health, your happiness, and your career.<\/p>\n

Here are my top five reasons I take vacation and you should, too.<\/p>\n