Living A High-Intensity Lifestyle
To get ahead in life it’s going to take a huge amount of effort each day. Taking time to recharge the brain will be on the bottom of your to-do list. If you’re an employee on the fast track your employer will demand every ounce of time and energy from you. If you’re a parent your child will be doing the exact same thing.
Having a purpose in life is meaningful. It can offer so much in the long term whether that’s satisfaction, financial benefits or a legacy to leave behind.
But none of this is worth it if your performance drops, you become mentally drained or you start to hate the thing you once loved.
When the mind is fatigued what you are trying to achieve will be hard. You will start wanting to sleep in, you will be annoyed all the time and your creativity will feel like there’s is a blockage.
The reason for this is a lack of mental rest.
The main causes are
- lack of sleep
- 12 plus hour days
- no hobbies
- no holidays
- lack of familiy time
- Finanial pressure
- too many repsonsiblities
What Happens When You Don’t Recharge The Brain
Decline In Health
When the brain does not get the rest it needs. The negative effects are off the charts. Health starts to decline and the brain will actually start to wither away with memory and knowledge storage being affected.
You could look at the brain as a plant. Without living in the right condition it will eventually start to die quickly. This is the same for anyone who wants to live a life with a lack of sleep and a lack of prolonged downtime. They will be haunted by it as they grow old.
Poor Wellbeing
What’s also affected is the well-being of the individual. No one wants to work work work. There comes a point where you want to enjoy your life and working non stop all year round isn’t going to help your wellbeing.
Gary Vee for example work non stop but takes 100 days off a year to spend with his family and to recharge his mind.
A Drop In Performance & Productivity
Lastly, you will be affected by your performance and productivity. Have you ever tried to perform when your mind is tired? It’s really difficult to give your best. That’s from a mindset point of view but if you are an athlete you have the problem of ending your body to be in perfect condition. Without rest, you will cause injuries that will affect participation.
So health, wellbeing, productivity and performance are just 4 major factors of the brain that is not rested.
The evidence is clear and having a clear strategy of how to recharge the brain is crucial for all the factors we discussed that would be affected if you don’t rest.
Follow below the 5 ways to recharge the brain.
5 Ways to Recharge The Brain
The solution to fatigue is rest. This is what everyone should pride themselves on. The is a stigma that rest is for the weak or rest is for the lazy. This is scientifically far from the truth. There is a huge difference between someone choosing to be lazy and unproductive compared to someone recharging their mind to go again. When it comes to physical rest it’s deemed a good thing especially when it comes to athletes.
Choosing to rest by getting enough sleep, having alone time or having a family holiday. Is all part of your self-care plan, building mindset strength and being a better parent, employee or employer.
Below are the best 5 practices that I have incorporated into my own life that helps me recharge my brain.
- Getting all my thoughts on paper then meditating in the now
- Make sleep a prioerty
- Have designated alone time
- Make time to discover and travel
- Learn a new skill or take up a hobby
How To Make It Part Of Your Daily Schedule
To make recharging your brain part of your daily schedule you’re going to have to make it a habit.
Setting out a daily checklist that you can tick off throughout the day is a sure-fire way to make the habit stick. With a focus on resting and the reward of achieving it gives you that boost to do it. Also setting alarms of when to prepare for bed or reviewing your day. Marking in your calendar when you can have time alone, family holidays or adventures in nature will help to plan for your recharge days and weeks.
The main thing you should do is make it a priority in your life. When it means something to you. You can easily plan for it and create a schedule and systems that allow you to recharge your mind. Plus it’s fun and you are in charge of what resting means to you.
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