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I thought it was simple: Vacations are fun, Americans are stressed, and happiness raises productivity and sales. Therefore, people should take more vacations, right? But research doesn’t hold that line of thinking up. Not every vacation is equal.
According to a 2013 report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research,
the U.S. is the only developed country that does not legally require a
single paid vacation day. The government declares holidays for federal
employees, but there is no law saying that employers have to pay for
“vacation days.” The EU, on the other hand, legally requires 20 paid
vacation days as a minimum. France requires 30. If you want to get more
jealous, Austria, Belgium, and Denmark actually pay employees more when on vacation to offset the costs of travel. Seriously.
But
don’t get too frustrated because, statistically speaking, the average
American reading this is not taking all of their vacation days anyway.
According to a 2013 Expedia
survey, Americans left half a billion vacation days unused last year.
That’s four days of vacation per person (a whole week when paired with a
holiday) that you could have taken off but chose not to.
Is that a problem? Maybe not. In 2010, the journal of Applied Research in Quality of Life published a study where researchers in the Netherlands found most people were not
happier after a vacation. Approximately 1,500 adults were questioned
about their happiness before and after travel, and for the average
vacation, people reported no change in happiness. Why spend all the
time, money, and energy if vacations do not have a return on that
investment? Do vacations make us more stressed?
A
closer examination of the Netherlands data shows that there is no
happiness gain after vacation if there was moderate to high
travel-related stress. Stress involved with managing transportation,
trying to deal with details while on the trip, unfamiliarity with the
location, and lack of feeling safe all contributed to travelers feeling
less happy and more stressed, and they had lower energy at work after
the average vacation. But not all travel is equal. Could a less
stressful trip result in higher happiness and energy at work? Is there a
vacation from work that scientifically leads to greater levels of
happiness and energy, and lower stress?
In
December 2013, I partnered with happiness researcher Michelle Gielan
from the Institute of Applied Positive Research to conduct a study based
upon a 34-item survey of 414 travelers. From this survey, a clearer
picture has emerged about the connection between travel and happiness,
and the effect of travel upon stress and energy.
The overarching finding was that taking time off from work can make you happier, healthier, and more productive when you return, but only specific kinds of travel produce these results. Travel does not lower happiness when you return to work — travel stress
does. All trips are not alike. We found a statistically significant and
strong correlation between happiness and stress on a negative trip (r=
-.68). We also found a significant correlation between happiness on the
trip and energy at work after a stressful trip (r=-.41).
In other words, most of the happiness gleaned from vacation is dependent upon the stress level of the vacation. Poorly planned and stressful vacations eliminate the positive benefit of time away. The
less the stress, the more likely you will experience a positive benefit
from the time off. A positive, well-managed vacation can make you
happier and less stressed, and you can return with more energy at work
and with more meaning in your life.
Positive
vacations have a significant effect upon energy and stress. In our
study, 94% had as much or more energy after coming back after a good
trip. In fact, on low-stress trips, 55% returned to work with even
higher levels of energy than before the trip. Here are some key tips to
help you create positive vacation.
- Focus on the details.
In our study, 74% find the most stressful aspect of travel to be
figuring out the details: travel uncertainty, transportation, wasting
time figure things out on the trip, and being unfamiliar with the
location. Instead of suffering, ask for help. Find a good travel agent
to plan some of this for you.
- Plan more than one month in advance.
Ninety percent of our respondents had planned the details more than one
month before going on a good trip. For the negative trips, 28% were
still figuring out details at the last minute or even on the trip
itself. The earlier you plan, the better.
- Go far away.
An average vacation creates no positive effect on happiness or stress.
But 84% of the best trips over the past five years were to locations
outside of country. This reconfirms the Twitter study
findings that the happiness level of users increased the further the
post was geotagged from the user’s home. And 94% found traveling during
the vacation to be more meaningful than a “staycation.”
- Meet with someone knowledgeable at the location. The
biggest stressors on the trip were managing travel details, not feeling
safe, and lack of knowledge of the location. On the best trips, 77%
knew and met with a local host or had a knowledgeable friend, which was
35% more than on the worst trips. If you don’t know someone personally,
companies like Monograms
specialize in providing travelers with a local host to ensure that they
have social support and local knowledge on the trip to lower stress.
If happiness is an advantage
and we need to find a way to lower stress at work, don’t get tripped
up: take a vacation, but do it the right way. Create a positive vacation
so you can return recharged, less stressed, and happier. Was this article helpful? Connect with me.
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