Why
is it that people take their method of stress relief so seriously? In
Japan and South Korea, after a very long day of intensely focused,
hard work, co-workers all go out together and essentially party. It's
common in their culture to go out and drink heavily with co-workers,
sing together at karaoke/noribang bars, and drink some more before
going home to sleep it off. They even have a cab-like service
dedicated to ferrying people safely home in their own cars every
night. We Americans have our own form of stress relief. Some people
use their own unique hobbies to relax them, while others like to use
physical activity to release. Physical activity like exercising at a
gym, running around the neighborhood, or playing sports with friends
is a great meditative relief for some types of people, but others
need to release their stress mentally instead of physically. Granted,
stress release through physical activity is healthier than sitting in
front of a TV, book, smartphone, or computer, but with some people,
physical activity is even more mentally draining than the stress they
are trying to escape from. Mental escape through entertainment at the
end of the day is a way to immerse the mind in something other than
reality.
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