The Importance of Vacation

Whether you work at a venture capital firm or are an expansion stage company looking for investors, we all need some time off to recoup and refocus. The way I see it, for our Boston venture capital firm — OpenView Venture Partners — there are 2 times per year that really require a vacation: mid to late-summer and end of year, around late December. It is during these specific times of year when business seems to be much slower than in any other time of the year.

I just read ‘The Importance of Vacations for Stress Relief, Productivity and Health‘ which discusses the many benefits of taking an annual vacation. Here is the gist of what the article states:

Vacations

• Promote creativity
• Stave off burnout
• Can keep us healthy
• Promote overall well being
• Can strengthen bonds
• Can help your job performance
• Relieve stress in lasting ways

If you would like more in-depth information on how vacations are beneficial to us and our employers, check out the article mentioned above.

If you have not taken a vacation yet this year, I would highly recommend it! Don’t forget, vacation is for you to take leisure time away from work and devote it to rest or pleasure. It’s time to rest those dogs!