Americans don’t get much vacation.  The average American gets ten days of paid vacation. And that is at the mercy of your employer. The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not legally mandate paid vacation. It will make you a better person and a better employee. Learn why it’s important to take what you do get.

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Show Notes

RyanCarson.com: A blog post by Ryan Carson, the founder of Treehouse, about their change to the 4 day work week.

TimeDay.org: Take Back Your Time. A movement to encourage people to fight for legally mandated paid vacation.

Karoshi: A Wikipedia article detailing Karoshi, death from overwork.

Happy: The Movie: An award-winning documentary that travels the world to find out what makes us happy.

The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World: NPR correspondent Eric Weiner’s book on what constitutes happiness around the world.

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