How we should relax
They say if a person under a great stress is sent to an uninhabited island for at least a month, he/she will recover him/herself. But even if you have no possibility to find a place to stay alone for a month or use the whole leave at once, you can still have such a rest that your efficiency will improve significantly on your return.
Your leave may be broken into parts, but it is important to take into account your individual characteristics. On average a person requires 2-3 days to switch over to rest. During these days people still tend to think about those matters which are connected with their work, problems, household, etc. It also refers to 2 days before the return, when people again begin to think about the matters waiting for them at home and it means that the relaxation is not full. It turns out that there remains not so much time actually for rest. But all people are different, someone switches over faster, others do it slower. Those who switch over rapidly may take a week vacation. And a person who switches over slowly, should better use a larger number of vacation days.
How to spend your vacation to increase efficiency significantly? Alas, there is no universal recipe. You should again pay attention to your individual characteristics and needs. Everything depends on the type of a person, on his/her wishes and desires. Follow the voice of your heart. There are people for whom the best rest is in the village. These people say that they need their space. Others need to change impressions, and this is also clear. Another environment, surroundings and sounds from the outside world make a person forget about difficulties and to switch over to the new rhythm faster and better.