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Thursday, August 05, 2004
Work, Stress, and Vacation -- A couple weeks ago, my Saturday morning radio listening was jostled by a change in schedule at WHYY. Instead of waking up to On the Media, the psychology-oriented show Voices in the Family was on instead. Almost turning over for a few more z's until Studio 360 came on (Am I an NPR geek or what? Don't get me started about my Sunday morning listening.), the Voices show grabbed me. The synopsis...
"It's vacation time - but are you taking any time off ? Maybe a long weekend, a day here and there? 80 percent of American workers feel stress on the job, and the American Institute of Stress estimates that 1 million workers are absent daily due to stress. Dan Gottlieb and his guests will discuss work stress, vacation and how much time we need to really recharge our batteries!"
It was a pretty good show (RealMedia stream) about American workaholism and reminded me why Lois and I are so looking forward to our too-long delayed, upcoming2 1/2-weekvacation this fall. Any Hong Kong or Shanghai bloggers or readers out there?
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