Vacation after Vacation

I don’t know about you but when I come back from vacation I’m always itching to get some work done. Maybe it’s that slight feeling of guilt that you need to catchup after lounging at the beach or sightseeing.

Unfortunately, a funny thing happens to me the day after vacation ends. Despite my best efforts to hit the ground running my mind is not ready for all-out fully-focused work. It’s almost like my brain forgot to come back from vacation.

Over time I’ve come to accept this first day brain lock as the natural part of vacation return. I no longer put high expectations on myself for day one. Instead I use it to catchup on small ticket to-do’s and rerack the rest of my week.

So now my new goal is to hit the ground running on my work… but only after a 24-hour waiting period as my brain returns to it’s rightful place.