Are you looking forward to the weekend? After a long week at work, you deserve a chance to relax and recharge. But is your regular weekend routine giving you everything it should? These three tips will guarantee you have a refreshing weekend without dreading going back to work on Monday.
How to get the most out of your weekend
1. Leave work behind
No matter where you work, it’s hard to truly block your job out of your mind once you clock out. At the very least, there may always be lingering thoughts about everything you will need to accomplish next week.
It’s time to break that cycle. If you really want to feel refreshed by your days off, you need to learn to disconnect from your job – with no excuses. Science has long recognized the health and productivity benefits of taking breaks, and businesses and lawmakers are finally catching up. In fact, more and more jurisdictions are moving to ban after-hours work communication, including calls and emails. You can improve your work/life balance by doing the same. Give everything you’ve got while you’re clocked in, but your time off belongs to you.
2. Make exciting plans
The only way to truly disconnect from work is to fill your mind with plans and activities that excite you. Keeping your mind occupied will help clear out the fog and cobwebs that built up while you were under pressure at work. It’s never a bad idea to get some exercise during the weekend (though if binge watching your favorite show sounds exciting, that should go on your list). Few jobs let you move around enough to get all the exercise your body needs, and the boost of energy you will get from a bit of strenuous activity will help you power through that Monday slump.
3. Get some sleep
Of all the days in the year, which do you think is least productive? Though seasonal and holiday slumps affect employers across the country, one date stands out above the rest: the day after the Super Bowl. A perfect storm of factors (all related to a late-night, festive event that always comes on Sunday) cost businesses across the nation an estimated $3 billion in lost productivity in a single day.
It’s clear that lost sleep has a dramatic effect – both on our health and productivity. No matter what it is that might keep you up at night, don’t let your weekend plans overshadow one of your body’s basic needs: sleep. Your mental, physical, and even your career’s health depend on you getting enough rest to be able to hit the ground running when next week begins.
Are you ready for a job that leaves you looking forward to each Monday?
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