However much you know you’re not actually a machine, it’s easy to get sucked into a punitive cycle of work, work, work.

You tell yourself you’ll just finish that one major project, or hang around to see the new team member settle in, and before you know it, you haven’t had a day off in eight months.

Little wonder a recent study found employees in the UK are left “stressed, rundown and depressed” because they’re not taking enough holiday.

Even if you adore your job, taking time out is crucial for renewed perspective and that rare acreage of head space it affords.

Here are three signs from the pros at Business Insider on the warning signs that indicate you’re in desperate need of a break. Check ‘em and start plotting your escape, on the double...

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