TAKE A BREAK Your next career move could surprise you

Exhausted? No wonder. It’s estimated that today’s 33-year-olds won’t retire until they’re 73. That’s a long time to go on just a few holidays a year – and businesses are cottoning on, with 21 of the Fortune 500 companies now offering paid sabbaticals. (Birchbox, Ebay and even McDonald’s are doing the same.) Unsure how to convince your boss? Tell them you’ll come back smarter. Studies show taking more than six months off can improve brain function. If you’re tempted, check out Thecareerbreaksite.com, for suggestions of where to go and what to do. Failing that, spend the Christmas break under your brightest lamp, planning your new start-up idea.