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Stress is something that you cannot totally get away from. Wherever you go it simply follows you, especially in your place of work. One way to get rid of stress is taking a vacation. But how can you just leave your work for a one-week vacation when you're in the middle of a big project? Let me show you how to take a vacation and be in the office at the same time.
Since you can only carry enough stress loads at a time, take advantage of your lunch break and use it to slip into vacation mode. Go outside and take the extra walk to the nearest restaurant instead of having your lunch inside the office. The one hour you spend outside the busy workplace is enough to take away your stress and recharge you for the remaining hours of the day.
You can also make use of your computer to reminisce vacation adventures you have had in the past. Just go the popular websites such as Flickr and download pictures of beautiful tourist spots or even images of the beach resort you visited during your last vacation. Looking at these relaxing photos will surely help you get rid of some stress.
Plus, when you close your eyes, breathe deeply and imagine all the fun experiences of your past vacation, you also help your mind and body escape work-related stress. Deep breathing, like the ones you do during yoga class is a perfect way to reduce hypertension, add to that the thought that you're on some island with your beautiful wife.
Listening to music can help in relaxation as well. However, push it a little further this time by playing the sound you usually hear when you're on vacation like the splashing of the waves or the singing of the birds. There practically lots of instrumental CDs out there that you can play on your computer in the office.
You see, work doesn't have to be boring and your job satisfaction all depends on how you manage stress in the workplace. There are countless of ideas on how to have fun while working and all you have to do is discover them for your benefit and the benefit of your company.
