I used to crash after work even i get off work relatively early (16:15) but I used to feel completely energy drained. I would feed and walk my dogs real quick, lay down, order dinner, root, sleep, repeat... I am from a small town in the seaside but I live in a huge city (Shanghai) for work and there are to beaches. I recently moved close to a river and also very close to my workplace. I have been following this routine: get off work, feed my dogs, take a 10 min break and do nothing other than petting my dogs (no screens, no musics, no podcasts, nothing at all, just cuddles) and then take my dogs to the river and walk for one and a half hours.
It has been life changing, I feel way more energized now, I get back home from the doggie walk and still feel like moving around the house, cooking, dealing with chores, dancing, you name it. I take way better care of myself now. Eat healthier, make sure I take my vitamins, and also sleep million time better. Small but super effective change :)
Jan 17, 2025
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Not as a vacation, just briefly doing your normal life stuff elsewhere. That always helps me ease into a new routine whether it’s waking up earlier or exercising. Stuff is already a bit different, so easier to remove habits that you feel stuck in at home.
Personally, I dog sit a lot so that I can easily find longterm places to stay for free. (If you can, realize not everyone has dumb computer jobs and has to be in set locations).
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put the energy somewhere: my go-to's
- a long late-night walk
- always shower + stretch before bed
- crying, reading, handwriting to exhaustion
- a nighttime routine that includes tea
- counting down from 10 again and again
- same song on repeat (lullaby)
- early morning sun and watch the sunset
Jun 18, 2024
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I put my phone in another room. I agree with aidanaguirre about using the Pomodoro technique; that was instrumental to me in developing my sense of work ethic and discipline. A major part of productivity is just removing temptations and distractions so that it's not even an option to do anything but work.
I use kanban style project management software to plan out projects. You could obviously just use calendars or a planner but for longer term projects i find this to be really helpful. in the past i would break these projects up into small chunks of progress and reward myself throughout the day with a little treat every time I completed a chunk... so I would say the carrot stick method of conditioning yourself to associate progress with a reward helps.
If your work is more task based I would recommend making to-do lists; sometimes I’ve also created schedules for the completion of to-do lists and rigidly adhered to them. Setting goals helps too!
At my most productive times I would diffuse a scent that I would only use while working and play ASMR ambience or field recordings associated with that scent (forest essential oil blend and forest sounds for example) to create kind of a relaxing sensory experience where the connection to productivity would grow stronger every time I was successful with it… advanced productivity hack.
Controversial but intermittent fasting helps my mind stay clear and focused in my sedentary work…
Going into nature on a regular basis helps me, spending time with my pets, eating good food, and also making sure to fully decompress at the end of the day with yin yoga and a hot bath.
May 23, 2024
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“In Vietnamese, the word for missing someone and remembering them is the same: nhớ. Sometimes, when you ask me over the phone, Có nhớ mẹ không? I flinch, thinking you meant, Do you remember me?
I miss you more than I remember you.”
- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
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