Today is the first day of my vacation. I decided I needed a break from work and asked my boss for a few days off. Why is it so hard to ask for what we need? I really feel I needed this break since I’ve been suffering with headaches and feeling tired constantly. Asking my boss was the most difficult part. It sometimes makes you feel like you can’t handle life or working full-time when you need to ask for a break.
I’m just wondering why we as Americans are like this. In other cultures and societies they spend a lot of time in leisure activities and far less time at work. In some European countries their work days are stopped between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. for rest. When we were in preschool we got a 3 hour nap after lunch. Why as adults are we so inclined to go nonstop even on weekends? I wonder how things will change in the upcoming years. Since things are alwys changing I can only hope that the next generation is not overloaded with long work hours and fewer and fewer fun activities.