{"id":11018,"date":"2025-06-28T17:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T21:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/3648-plan-microadventures-to-make-your-weekend-feel-like-a-vacation-by-jay-harrington-of-life-and-whim\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T17:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T21:46:15","slug":"3648-plan-microadventures-to-make-your-weekend-feel-like-a-vacation-by-jay-harrington-of-life-and-whim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/3648-plan-microadventures-to-make-your-weekend-feel-like-a-vacation-by-jay-harrington-of-life-and-whim\/","title":{"rendered":"3648: Plan Microadventures to Make Your Weekend Feel Like a Vacation by Jay Harrington of Life and Whim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at:<a href=\"https:\/\/oldpodcast.com\/\"> <u>OLDPodcast.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Episode 3648:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jay Harrington highlights how reclaiming your weekends with intentional planning and \u201cmicroadventures\u201d can replicate the restorative benefits of a vacation without ever leaving town. By shifting your mindset and embracing simple, local experiences, you can boost happiness, reduce stress, and start each week more refreshed and energized.<\/p>\n<p>Read along with the original article(s) here:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandwhim.com\/first-moments-blog\/2019\/plan-microadventures\"> <u>https:\/\/www.lifeandwhim.com\/first-moments-blog\/2019\/plan-microadventures<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quotes to ponder:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rather than waiting all year for a two-week vacation to roll around, why not realize these benefits during the two-day vacation that\u2019s waiting for you every weekend?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those who treated the weekend as if it was a vacation were significantly happier when Monday arrived than those that didn\u2019t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Something different, something exciting, but cheap, simple, short, and on your doorstep.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Episode references:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boston Consulting Group productivity research (via Harvard Business Review):<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2009\/10\/making-time-off-predictable-and-required\"> <u>https:\/\/hbr.org\/2009\/10\/making-time-off-predictable-and-required<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alastair Humphreys\u2019 Microadventures Blog:<a href=\"https:\/\/alastairhumphreys.com\/microadventures\"> <u>https:\/\/alastairhumphreys.com\/microadventures<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. 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