Vacation
One of the great benefits, and perhaps the great benefit, of being away from work for a period of time is that it makes you think.
You have more time and less pressing matters.
This can be a blessing and a curse. You are under the impression you need to do more -- do as much as you can -- to make the time well spent.
So you run and run, and by the end of the week you are just as tired as if you were working.
The other option is to take it easy. Slow things down. Then three days pass and all you have to show for it is 40 pages down in a book and a loss in Monopoly.
Still, the time for thought is always worth it, especially when you find yourself with more questions than answers.
Where am I going?
Am I in the right place?
Should I move?
Am I doing the right thing?
None of the answers are simple. But it never comes easy. Life is about choices. I know of no important decision made without at least some reflection.
That's what a break affords you. Taking advantage is another issue.