I am fortunate enough to have built a virtual sanctuary in my backyard, so that's as far as I need to go on a busy day. You can simply move into your most relaxing room, put your feet up, and read some fiction. Or, try doodling because it uses a different part of your brain. Close your eyes and envision your favorite vacation spot, pretending for a few minutes that you're there.
The best choice is to remove yourself from your work environment and do something that's totally unrelated to work. Take a shopping break, pull some weeds or plant flowers if you enjoy it, go for a run in the park, meet a friend for a minute coffee or a longer lunch. The key is to do something that you enjoy and take in every moment of it, seeing it as your hard-earned privilege of freedom.
Go ahead, take a little vacation right now and notice lower stress levels and increased productivity when you return to work. Stretch your imagination and have a bit of fun. Monday mornings will be less of a chore when you have something to look forward to. Top Stories. Top Videos. Stop counting the hours until you have to go back to work every Sunday evening.
Instead, fill your Sunday with fun plans like reading, or seeing a movie, or cooking Some required plans are inevitable and unavoidable. But if you get invited to something that you really just don't want to go to Learn how to say no if you ever want to see your weekends again. You have a lot of friends to hang out with, but take some time to be alone, think about things, and spend some time in quiet contemplation for a little while.
It'll help you recharge your batteries. Forget about it. It's not like the plans aren't enjoyable, or things you wouldn't normally do on the weekend, and you probably already have these things in mind, you just haven't set them yet, or even thought of them as anchor events. And maximizing your weekend doesn't stop with just thinking of three things to do. Vanderkam shared other tips for getting the most out of Saturday and Sunday:. Okay, we get it, sometimes you need a weekend to do nothing , and that's fine.
In fact, I just had one recently after a very busy week at work when I felt so exhausted by Friday that I wasn't up for socializing or leaving the house. I ended up binge-watching an embarrassing number of shows on Netflix and spending way too much time in one pair of leggings. That's real life, everyone! For those weekends, I tell myself that I can't really complain about them feeling short, and I chalk it up to a mental health reset.
That's what's helpful for me, but everyone is different. But you can't do that every weekend and if you do feel that way every weekend, you might want to talk to a health care provider about these feelings as it might be a sign of depression. So for the times when you don't need to decompress and be a hermit for 48 hours, Vanderkam recommends limiting your binge-watch. You want to do more of those things.
Some effortless fun is okay, but not the entire weekend. Tags Living Happier. Everyone has the same answer to the requisite "How was your weekend? Try them all and it might even feel like a mini-getaway! But if you're not planning something fun for your Friday night you're missing out on a key weekend extender. Too tired to go out?
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