{"id":3172,"date":"2015-06-08T08:23:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/?p=3172"},"modified":"2015-06-16T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T18:23:03","slug":"summer-is-here-slow-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/summer-is-here-slow-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer is Here, Slow Down!"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 8, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re well into the first half of June now so it\u2019s time to officially declare summer is here. When I was a kid I used to celebrate the arrival of summer in a big way. It\u2019s when my freedom from school arrived and the warm weather allowed me to explore and play in the outdoors. I couldn\u2019t wait for summer to arrive; I suspect you felt the same back then.<\/p>\n

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Of course, as an adult with lots of responsibilities, you still have to work. But summer still means warm evenings outside after work, outdoor lunches, and an upcoming vacation. Or does it? 40% of Americans do not take the vacation time they have accrued. And with many Americans working 70 to 80 hour weeks, their evenings may be spent in the office or driving back from work–not enjoying the evening at home. Even weekends for many of us are being spent at work or doing work. More and more of us enjoy almost no time off, and summer will pass us by.<\/p>\n

Why is that? A recent article in the New York Times<\/a> lists a few culprits:<\/p>\n