If your routine has you feeling burnt out, here are some changes experts say to make to stop being so frazzled.
- Schedule something daily for yourself. When you get done with your workday in your home office, you should have something fun in store for yourself every night. No exceptions. Dr. Arun Thiyagarajan says “downtime from work is crucial to maintaining good mental health and helping to prevent burnout [and] it is even more important whilst working from home.” So make sure tonight after work you hit the reset button with a nice long bath with a book in one hand and a glass of wine in the other.
- Prioritize sleep. If you’re not getting enough sleep then part of the reason you’re feeling burnt out is that your brain isn’t getting enough time to recover. Therapist Jessica Boston says remote workers need to concentrate on “not just getting into bed and sleeping but making sure the conditions are right for the best sleep possible.” That means no phones in bed and taking time to reflect or meditate before you close your eyes.
- Take regular breaks. It’s a pretty simple equation. Less time spent working means less time you have to feel burnout. Boston says you should be taking regular breaks from your screen every 20 minutes and looking at something else. A wall, your roommate, the clothes you haven’t folded yet… anything butanother screen. Make a point while you're working from home to get up from your computer and get some blood moving in your system. Just leave your phone at your desk when you do it.
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