Here's the Trick to Making Your Vacation High Last When You Return to Work

Updated 6/19/2020

Vacations are great, but going back to work after one is over can be tough. Watch this New York Magazine video to maximize your next vacation.

We all know that feeling we get when a well-deserved vacation is coming to an end.

You waited all that time to get out of town and then just like that—poof!—it’s over. And before you know it, you’re back in the office picking up right where you left off. It’s almost as if the whole thing never even happened.

But here’s the good news: It doesn’t have to be that way. You can make sure your next transition back to the real world is as pain-free as can be by watching this New York Magazine video—you may even return with a smile.

Photo of man relaxing on vacation courtesy of Paul Bradbury/Getty Images.

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Abby is a writer, career coach, and health educator living in Portland, Maine. When she’s not trying to make the world a happier and healthier place, you can find her cuddling with her cats, hunting down the city's best coffee and grilled cheese, or dipping her toes in the Atlantic. Say hi on Twitter .