Holidays to the rescue

In this capitalistic era of the rat race, holidays are the days we keep looking forward to. Every Thursday night seems nothing short of a 'Chanrat'; everybody wants to spend it in the utmost celebratory mood. In the urban dictionary, there might be just one word added nowadays, and it is a shoutout to everyone to celebrate weekly 'Behushpotibars'.
Continuous exposure to work stress can dumb down or make someone hyperactive to some extent, which can be seemingly good but harmful in the long run. 'All work and no play' makes Jack a dull boy and very exhausted. The exhaustion needs some time to cool off.
People need to take themselves out of the shell of stress to continue the loop again. It can vary from person to person and work to work, but some universal things apply to everyone. In this case, rest is necessary to be active in the future or even to prepare for productivity.
Brand Communication Professional Sudipto Haider says, "I take weekends to revive myself. The hustle and bustle throughout the week takes an immense toll on people from all professions. Communication is a field that requires both clerical and creative inputs. In most cases, I prefer a weekend that puts a full stop to the tiresome cycle of a rush for most of the working days. A healthy distance from work helps me do more when I return with fresher perspectives. However, a full pause on weekends is only feasible sometimes because of family chores and social expectations left to partake across the weeks. Sometimes, I rush outside the capital to flee for a weekend alone and serenely."
But in the hassles of balancing a perfect work-life balance, weekly holidays sometimes play a window to do personal piled-up work such as unwashed clothes, a cluttered house and endless errands. But if someone clears some of their regular days to do these chores at a regular pace, it does not get the scope to pile up like this, and weekends will seem less engaged.
Shahriar Haque is a software engineer living in Australia who thinks these weekends help us rejuvenate our inner power to go further. "I have a two-day weekend like most people with office jobs. However, I also work from home. That gives me the flexibility to mentally recover a little bit every day, instead of working overtime through-out the week and crashing on the weekend. I have realized that I do not feel refreshed if I just sleep through the two days. Instead, I like to go on a short trip outside the city on the first day. This works great for my wife as well since she also looks forward to the weekend to spend more time with me."
Shahriar also focuses on clearing any confusion behind the decision-making process on weekends and ending up doing 'nothing': "I highly recommend keeping a list of activities and events you would like to do over the weekend. You shouldn't treat this as a to-do list. Instead, treat this as a list of available options. This way, you don't have to waste your precious time on the weekend suffering from decision fatigue."
'Nothing' can also be fruitful if that is what you look forward to. A Latin proverb translates into the words 'sweetness of doing nothing' (Dolce far niente), which might prove just the dessert you need after a spicy week.
But can everyone afford to do nothing? We have been running so much that having free time has started to feel like a guilty pleasure. Some people have such tight schedules that taking some time out of it is a theft, according to them.
Journalist Antara Raisa Nodi shared very thought-provoking words on this matter, "To run away from my sadness or you can say depression, at one point I started finding solace in my work. I convinced myself that career or study is the only thing that will be mine. So whenever a holiday or weekend arrives, I feel so anxious mostly because I know if I get free time, I am going to get sad or depressed. So, every weekend, I am bound to find something to do to occupy the whole day. Even hanging out with friends or watching movies is a chore for me to pass my free time. I do not enjoy the feeling of doing nothing anymore. Also, I think occasions are designed to make people feel lonely. So are the days I avoid."
Even meeting people might seem like work after a hectic week. If you have been going out every other day of the week and rest to you means being just in bed for some extra hours, treat yourself to that. You earned it! Let holidays rescue you from the hassles of horrifying weekdays.

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