Now that we have officially passed the halfway mark of 2023, many may be feeling a level of fatigue or burnout.
The three denoted characteristics of burnout are detailed by the World Health Organisation as general exhaustion, increased cynical feelings about one’s job and reduced professional efficacy.
In general, burnout entails feelings of tiredness and detachment, as well as a lack of motivation.
If you are experiencing burnout, these tips can help you to recharge your mind and body.
When it comes to recharging yourself, it is important to start with the basics. Focusing on things like improving your diet, getting into an exercise regimen and refining your sleep schedule can drastically decrease symptoms of burnout.
Keeping a consistent diet and avoiding skipping meals can improve overall concentration and focus while also reducing stress. Some ways to do this include planning out meals at the beginning of each week in order to ensure a balanced diet. This also removes the added daily stressor of when and what you’re going to eat.
Getting adequate exercise is proven to reduce stress and improve the quality of moods. There are numerous other benefits of engaging in exercise besides merely dodging burnout, including improved sleep, higher self-esteem, and better overall health and cardiovascular fitness.
Starting an exercise routine may seem intimidating, but even short intervals of exercising three to five days a week can make a difference in physical and mental health. It is important to find an activity that you enjoy doing in order to ensure you stick with it and set reasonable goals to have something to work toward.
Establishing a regular sleep schedule is also way more important than most realize. Sleep is required for maintenance of important brain functions and affects almost every part of the human body. It is suggested that adults get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. This is important, since catching up on sleep is not necessarily effective. Getting consistent sleep lends to being more productive than sleeping little during the week and a lot on the weekends.
Some ways to improve sleep quality include establishing a regular sleep schedule, avoiding caffeine near bedtime, and limiting light exposure at night.
All three aspects go hand in hand, and when making improvements in one area, you’ll often find improvements in another. Going back to the basics and getting into a daily routine is instrumental to avoiding burnout.
