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The Science of Recharging on Weekends and Vacations

2023/10/3
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WorkLife with Adam Grant

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Shashank Nizam
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Shashank Nizam:强制休假政策能够显著提高员工的工作效率和幸福感。起初公司采用无限带薪休假政策,但效果不佳,尤其在非欧美国家,员工往往不会主动休假。因此,公司实施了强制休假制度,规定每七周强制休假一周,违反者将扣除一周工资。这一政策在初期实施过程中也遇到了一些挑战,例如员工休假时间安排冲突,以及客户沟通协调问题。但通过不断调整和改进,最终取得了显著成效,员工的生产力、创造力和幸福感都有所提升。 Adam Grant:许多人没有充分利用带薪休假,甚至在休假期间也难以真正放松。这反映出人们普遍面临工作与生活平衡的挑战。无限带薪休假政策并非总是有效,反而可能导致员工休假更少。研究表明,休假的频率比时长更重要,定期短时间的休假比一次长假更能恢复精力。此外,鼓励员工考虑休假对他人带来的益处,可以有效提高员工休假意愿。健康的企业文化应该将休假视为员工的权利,而非奖励,优先考虑员工的福祉。 Baiba Drayman:强制休假政策的初期实施会遇到阻力,但最终效果良好,员工积极参与并从中受益。员工们在休假期间积极参与各种活动,例如绘画、瑜伽等,并从中获得了极大的快乐和放松。 Dan Pelosi:烹饪是其放松和恢复精力的方式,这是一种“掌握体验”而非单纯的放松。烹饪能够让人专注于任务,从而放松身心,并从中获得成就感和满足感。 Sabina:恢复精力有两种方式:放松和掌握体验,两者都能带来益处,选择哪种方式取决于个人的需求。晚上更适合放松,早上更适合掌握体验。周末也可以像假期一样,选择适合自己的放松或掌握体验方式。

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Shashank Nizam introduces a mandatory vacation policy at SimpliFlying, emphasizing the importance of effective breaks to reduce burnout and improve well-being.

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Many people don’t use all their paid time off from work — and struggle to relax and recover on nights and weekends too. What does it take to make our breaks more restorative? Adam examines the evidence on recovery and burnout, explores how workplaces can reimagine vacation policies, and highlights what kinds of hobbies are best suited to different times of day. Available transcripts for WorkLife can be found at go.ted.com/WLtranscripts