6 Tips to Fully Recharge Your Mind and Body After a Hectic Week

Do what you love the right way.

Anne Lamott writes:

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…Including you.”

For many years, we have believed resting and taking a break is often termed “unproductive.”

But, it’s quite the opposite. Taking breaks and recharging our batteries is necessary.

But after a hectic week, Monday just 16 hours away, life doesn’t give you enough period to rest. Most people try to complain for less time and waste even the time they have.

So, how can you recharge your mental batteries without giving away more time?

The answer is simple: doing what you love in the right way.

So, below are 6 ways to recharge your mental batteries after a week full of work.

1. The ultimate roll-on stick.

Suppose you woke up at 8 on a Sunday morning.

The world seems quite beautiful with your eyes half opened. You ignore the mess you made the whole week and pretend your clothes will clean themselves as you leave the room.

Then:

You made breakfast. I did some nonchalant chores and still felt tired.

Medicalnewstoday.com writes:

When we’re physically tired, it doesn’t mean we’re mentally tired. Some people confuse the two of them and end up missing their capabilities.

Keeping that in view, both 2 things can be done:

• Doing something challenging and fun
• Creating a weekly plan

Now, doing something new and fun includes: learning a new language, playing games, repairing taps, etc.

Creating a weekly plan includes: managing credit card details, financial runs, and short- and long-term goals.

I would love to do something “fun.”

Because fun is like a roll-on stick — a deodorant, once you huff puffs it on your pulse points, you’re free for a week or so.

So, my friend, try a new creation: “Fun roll-on stick, one week proof.”

2. Don’t try to be normal

I often feel ashamed.

I sometimes dance, sign, and pretend to be Kim Kardashian as I walk up my porch with a bedsheet in hand.

Lol.

I get these ideas when I am replacing bed sheets. I want to have fun. Bedsheets seemed the closest thing to wedding gowns.

In short, you’re free to laugh and portray yourself as a maniac. You can do the following silly things: (Choose 2)

• Try a new workout schedule
• Do some makeover
• Try to walk with a book above your head to correct your posture
• While listening to the song, pretend you’re Bill Gates and accidentally encountered your jealous enemies.
• Dream about scenarios that will never happen
• Stalk people and fight them in your head

All of the above scenarios are possible.

I endorse number (4) if you ask me. If you didn’t ask me, sorry for the upfront suggestion. (Can’t stop me)

Becoming normal restricts your brain. In other words, build a wall of the comfort zone.

The best idea to sometimes walk a foot of the door is to do abnormal things. Silly things. Sure, you can practice the acts you did in childhood. The world is your oyster!

3. Befriend your routine

Wendy Wood made me realize that:

“A lot of things we do on autopilot mode. When intentionally, something goes wrong or causes a friction (break), we realize what we were doing for so long. That’s the first cue to changing habits.”

Maybe, you wake up daily, and your first task is breakfast.

Now, as you’ve hit rock bottom with a routine, it would be nice to experiment with some new options.

You can:

1. Wake up → have a cold shower instead → breakfast
2. Wake up→ hit the gym → breakfast

Both of the options are correct.

The real purpose of changing your routine is to diversify your lifestyle. This way, you can comprehend which habits make you more productive and which do not.

The above example is just for the morning routine. You can change your evening and night patterns by (adding/subtracting) from the following habits:

• Reading book
• Journaling
• Cleaning up the room
• Making daily plans
• Watching Netflix
• Drinking Green tea
• [Insert your own]

4. The soap and its chunks

The soap always reminds me of negativity.

Mostly because soap is a hard compound, and one surely cannot melt it without enough effort.

My Granny used to make liquid soap at home using leftover soaps as our tradition.

She used to say: “Melting soap is hard it hurts my wrist.”

Soap is like negativity. You cannot escape from the hard default negativity that everyone has inside us.

Maybe, you’re negative because:

• You didn’t achieve this week’s milestone
• You’re not happy with the work
• You want to quit
• Life is boring

If you think any of the above is the cause, feel free to analyze its “root” cause.

Timothy Ferris believes: “Don’t accept a vague problem.”

If you have a problem, you must know the reason behind it. Only then can you correct it.

Take the right measures. Don’t end up like leftover soaps.

5. Writer letters

I can’t stress this enough: write letters to yourself.

I am personally doing this for years and years.

Let me tell you how it started:

A wish strikes my mind to enfold my words in a letter. But I, of course, had a fear someone would invade my privacy and open it. So I ran a trick and shipped the following from Aliexpress:

• Small sized envelopes
• Seal Stamps (Max: 2)
• Wax seal( Color: gold)
• Dried baby’s breath (pink color)

Implementation:

Step 1: I used to write a letter to myself every week about every good and bad thing.

Step 2: I simply slipped the note inside the envelope.

Step 3: I’d go to the stove, pick out the spoon, and put a wax seal above it.

Step 4: As wax started to fill the spoon, I’d take out the stamp and enclose the envelope

Step 5: I’d pour over the wax seal liquid on the “V” mark on the envelope. Then stamp it.

Many people ask me why I do this. The answer is simple: satisfaction.

Sealing stamps gives me the satisfaction that only I know what’s written in them. Also, it protects my privacy.

Here’s a link to make you understand how it works.

6. Mindful talk

When a tough routine frostbites you, it’s time to pay back.

How can you do it?

Mindful talk is a strategy that you can practice on yourself. People do have different ways of pillow talk. Some include:

• Taking to friends and family
• Guided Meditation
• Spend time alone
• Read books
• Self-care routine
• Pray

The purpose of the mindful talk is to reflect on the actions and work you did during the week.

Sometimes, we don’t understand why we’re even sad after completing all the work. It’s because we never talk to ourselves or hear what our soul is saying.

Spend time with ourselves alone, away from the noise. Most people I’ve known take time doing self-care.

How? Light a candle, wear a fruit mask, oil your hair, and take a warm bath. Listen to the podcast. Stay in your room and recharge your mental batteries for days to come.

Final thoughts:

Be honest with yourself.

The first step towards improvement requires analyzing what you lack. Give time to your emotions.

Your emotions are your partner that cannot escape the realm of your body. It’s a prisoner. A truthful prisoner.

Listen to it!

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