I found this over at the Todoist blog. In it, the author, Taylor Martin, talks about burnout and how he’s preventing that now.
Excerpt and Summary from 10 Exercises That Will Keep Your Brain Active during the Day
The true reason for the burnout is a combination of a couple things: extremely long hours, excessive (and sometimes impossible) workloads, weeks of unmanaged stress levels, and my lack of caring for my personal health, both body and mind.
Only after taking a step back, decompressing, and assessing everything that had happened did I realize how much impact I actually had on the entire situation, how my neglected health and stress levels were easily the biggest factor in my burnout.
Ever since leaving Pocketnow in November, I’ve been working similar hours with similar workloads. Sure, I’ve had the occasional stressful day, but my mental and physical health are in a totally new place. Much of it has to do with how I approach my days and what I do during each work day.
Below you will find 10 exercises you should use everyday to keep your brain and stress levels in check and get more done.
Read the full post here about productivity exercises.
- Listen to music
- Silence all notifications
- Get a breath of fresh air
- Clean your workspace
- Change your environment
- Binge on entertainment in your downtime
- Meditate
- Take a quick nap
- Check and organize your to-do list
- Alter the lighting
I couldn’t agree more with Taylor’s recommendations. They all are good and taken together make for a happy and healthy brain.