Hitting Emotional Rock Bottom, Breaking Out of Burnout: Gen Z Head to the Mountains and the Sea to Cool Down Life

Just returning to work after more than a week off to defend her BMA Marketing thesis, Phương Nghi (28, brand manager in Ho Chi Minh City) decided to “skip work” again. She and two friends escaped the city and chose Da Lat as the place to cool down life.
November 18, 2025 | 15:46
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Amid dense deadlines, peer pressure, and overlapping unspoken expectations, many young people like Nghi feel they are hitting emotional rock bottom. Burnout is no longer a passing feeling but an “invisible wall” that makes the mind heavy, the spirit exhausted, and energy drained.

According to Deloitte, nearly 46% of Gen Z feel stressed regularly at work, and 77% admit they have been burned out at least once. But instead of waiting for a miracle, they actively “cool down” by returning to nature — letting the sun, the wind, and bottles of Zero Degree Green Tea refresh their minds and clear their stress.

Da Lat: Tea, SUP Boarding, and Walking Through the Mist to Cool Down Life

For Nghi, this was not a vacation but an emergency escape after days stretched like a tightened string. “I was trapped by a complicated thesis, a tough defense process, and intense year-end deadlines,” she said. “It felt like a machine running out of battery, needing to disconnect immediately.”

At 4:30 a.m., Nghi and her group hiked up Thien Phuc Duc Hill. The slippery slope and cold mist felt like dropping a piece of pressure with every step. When the sun broke through the clouds and the first rays touched her shoulder, Nghi opened a bottle of Zero Degree Green Tea from her backpack. The chilled mist, pure green tea aroma, and refreshing coolness made her feel calm and comfortable.

Drinking tea and SUP are some of the favorite activities of young people to reduce stress and cool down life.
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Each sip of fragrant tea with EGCG felt like blowing away the stress in her mind. “Every sip feels like it resets my brain,” she laughed. “After all the pressure, just sitting here, taking a deep breath, sipping tea — everything suddenly feels relaxed.”

Back at the homestay, Nghi and her friends headed to Tuyen Lam Lake to go SUP boarding. The still water, slowly fading mist, and steady paddling felt like wiping away all deadlines. When they opened the bottles of chilled Zero Degree Green Tea, the natural pure green tea flavor spread out like the final “reset switch.”

“Tired but mentally light. All the stress is gone. I’m ready to get back to work with a fresher version of myself,” Nghi smiled.

Da Nang: Letting Stress Drift Away With the Waves and Wind

For Khôi Nguyên (28, programmer), burnout didn’t come from deadlines but from the “firewalls of code” he faced every day. “My mind felt stuck like being trapped in a loop,” he said. To relieve the tension, he and his friends booked tickets to Da Nang to find the feeling of truly living again among the waves and wind.

Drink tea, let your stress drift away with the waves and wind in the blue sea, white sand, and yellow sunshine.
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At My Khe Beach, he threw himself into the waves to break off his fatigue. Each time the waves knocked him down, he stood up laughing. Under the blazing sun, he opened a chilled bottle of Zero Degree Green Tea. The refreshing sips were the “power-off switch” that cooled down his mind.

“The cold shoots through your body, and EGCG from natural green tea clears all the stuffiness in your head. It’s like closing all the unnecessary tabs,” Nguyên said.

And amazingly, in that “no stress” moment, the solution to the stuck code suddenly appeared. “Zero Degree Green Tea is the inspiration helping me cool down life and break the wall of stagnation,” he smiled. “One bottle of Zero Degree, one wave, and a refreshed spirit are all I need to blow away stress and restart everything.”

Saigon: Releasing Pressure and Finding Creative Colors Again

For Mai Ngân (27, interior designer), her way of cooling down life is gentler. One weekend afternoon, she brought her palette and canvas to the Saigon riverside. In the quiet atmosphere, she played music and started freestyle painting — pouring out her stress, deadlines, and fatigue into each brushstroke.

When the final strokes dried, she opened a bottle of Zero Degree Green Tea and took slow sips. “The fragrant, refreshing tea feels like a stream flowing through the mind,” she said, eyes drifting toward the shimmering river. “At that moment, everything feels lighter, all pressure fades. It’s like returning to a fully ‘no stress’ state.”

Extracted from pure natural green tea leaves, Zero Degree Green Tea helps reduce tension, dispel stress to restore relaxation, joy and creative inspiration for young people.
Extracted from pure natural green tea leaves, Zero Degree Green Tea helps reduce tension, dispel stress to restore relaxation, joy and creative inspiration for young people.

In the golden sunlight, soft breeze, and cool tea fragrance, Ngân found instant relief — and found herself again: free, relaxed, refreshed, and ready to restart her creative energy.

From Mountains to the City: Gen Z and the “Zero Degree No Stress” Vibe

From Thien Phuc Duc Hill to the waves of My Khe or the calm Saigon River, Gen Z in Vietnam are creating their own version of work-life balance: practical, fresh, and full of energy. They don’t avoid pressure — they know how to cool down at the right moment to keep their minds clear and spirits bright.

In these escapes, Zero Degree Green Tea is not just a drink — it is a companion, a must-have item that soothes the mind, eases tension, and helps them cool down life.

One sip, one deep breath, one moment with nature is enough for young people to restart and return to the city with a “Zero Degree — No Stress” spirit, ready for any new challenge.

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