Possibly what every person that works full-time realises after they return back from work after a long break is ‘I must take more breaks, and give myself time to relax’

Relaxing is a time to reflect. When you are away from your professional environment you will find that burdens are not so troublesome.

So, get out into the daylight, go cycling, go to visit the sea, go and walk up a mountain, go to a concert, a non-techy event. Doing one of these or all of them results in broadening your horizons and enriching your life..

‘In this age of mobile phones, cybercafes, wifi and satellite links its harder than ever to escape, and live life off-line’

Abandon your mobile, ipod, laptop – turn them all off – it will feel weird at first not checking in on your social networks and with your other ‘bases’.

Concentrate on where you are, deriving your entertainment from immediate stimuli – the tangible world around you. Increasingly when you are staying in hotels or guesthouses, one see people settling down in front on computers instead of conversing with fellow travellers. They seem only partially ‘present’, unable to cut their links with their online world. This actually leads to a diminished self-reliance.

Giving up is not a failure – if you’ve been slaving away on a report, or trying to work through a problem and just can’t find the answer, leave it. Go off and do something you really enjoy and you’ll find that the right side of your brain will solve the problem for you, it’s called the Euerka! effect and it’s the reason we get our best ideas on holiday or inbed, when our minds relax.

Watching the surf from a Cornish cliff clears your mind and makes you work more effectively once back

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