Staying Focused.
Without adequate recovery time, we stress our bodies physically, emotionally and mentally. Energy levels suffer and peak performance is impacted. But how can you energize your workday?
Daily rituals designed to regroup and recover from the stress associated with your day-to-day work demands.
High performance periods throughout the day must be balanced with recovery periods throughout the day. Without those recovery periods, performance tends to ebb substantially due to inadequate physical, emotional and mental energy availability.
Daily recovery rituals to energize your workday:
At the beginning of each week, load a desk drawer up with healthy snacks – nuts, low sugar fitness bars and so on. During the day, take a 10 minute break to eat a snack from your snack drawer and drink a bottle or glass of water.
Stand up and stretch for 10 minutes.
Walk a floor or two in your office; stop briefly to chat with a colleague or two for a few minutes.
Ride down to the local Starbucks or coffee shop with just a blank pad of paper. Drink a cup of coffee and unload anything on your mind onto the pad.
Call a good friend or family member and chat for 10 minutes.
Close your door and read something fun for 15 minutes.
Close your door and write a handwritten thank you note or two to someone.
Go for a 10 to 15 minute walk outside.
Browse a nearby bookstore.
Close your office door and tweet some friends.
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