Why it is good to spend your vacation at home

What are the advantages of home rest

You don't have to rush and be nervous

When traveling, sometimes you get more tired than rest. An unfamiliar language, foreign traditions, and attempts to find entertainment where you don't know anyone do not really help you to relax. If you do not want to additionally recover from your vacation, relax at home. You will re-evaluate your city and see what you usually do not notice.

You can slowly wander around the neighborhood, take your time drinking coffee, go to exhibitions, have picnics in the park, wander for hours in bookshops, listen to music, dance, hang out with friends, go on long runs, or just do nothing.

There is little point in going on a trip unless you are already at peace with yourself. From the point of view of psychology, the more you are sick of the thought of resting at home, the more you need it. Try to come to terms with yourself. You can't escape from yourself, so try to be your friend.

You will unleash your creativity

There is another reason to learn to do nothing. It is during idleness that new ideas are often born. Scientists, writers, artists, musicians and entrepreneurs advise to just hang in the clouds from time to time. Moving beyond traditional thinking and everyday worries benefits our minds.

What to do on such a vacation

Feel like a tourist in your city

Make a list of new experiences. Surely there are interesting places in your city where you have not been before.

Do what you usually don't have time for

Read books or watch movies that you never got your hands on. Try an intense workout or extreme diet that is uncomfortable to stick to during work hours. Start meditating. Don't go to social networks. In general, do something that has always piqued your curiosity.

Pamper yourself

Go to a good restaurant, theater, or shopping. You've saved money on tickets and out-of-town stays, so why not spend it on something nice? Make clear plans or not plan anything and enjoy the spontaneous development of events.

Clean up your house

Think of cleaning as a spiritual practice that promotes mental health.

We sweep the dust to get rid of worldly desires. We scrape off the dirt to free ourselves from attachment. We live simply and find time to contemplate ourselves, spending every moment consciously. In today's busy world, not only monks need to live this way, but everyone.

Shoukei Matsumoto Buddhist monk, author of Zen Cleaning

Cleaning is a great way to take control of your life. Tidy up your home and make it a place you don't want to leave.

The secret to a good holiday at home is to just be in the moment, no matter what you do. This is not easy for those accustomed to a culture of constant employment. But it reduces stress and energizes.