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3. Being on vacation makes us happy. But researchers in Austria found something surprising: This happiness lasts a long time. They measured the stress levels of 40 managers. Then they told the managers to take a short vacation. After the managers came home, the researchers measured their stress levels again. The managers' stress levels were, of course, much lower. The researchers kept measuring every day. They found that the managers continued to have lower stress levels. In fact,they still felt good six weeks after their vacations. Other research suggests that just planning a trip can improve your mood. A 2014 study showed that people feel less stressed just thinking about possible trips. They feel happy even if those trips don't really take place. In other words, people feel good weeks before and weeks after taking a vacation.
TAKE A VACATION, GET AHEAD
4. Traveling can have a positive impact at work, too. Many workers worry that going on vacation will affect their careers. They feel they must work all the time to keep their job. However, studies show that the opposite is true. Workers who go on vacation usually come back happier. And according to the book The Happiness Advantage, a happy brain is over 30% more productive. Managers like productive workers. They often reward them. In fact, workers who take vacations are 6.5% more likely
