My biggest takeaway from this week is that even though my tired brain wants to not do things, I feel so much better when I fight through that feeling and do them anyway.

Thinking about these self-care things as “rest” instead of “activities” also made it so much easier to get into them and enjoy myself. Like, the difference between saying to myself, “I should really read more,” vs. “Now I get to relax with a book,” is huge. 

I don’t know if I’ll continue doing all of these things, but a few that were really impactful are definitely sticking around in my daily routine. Lowering the lights, stretching before bed, and reading at lunch were all pretty easy to add into my day, and, unlike scrolling on my phone for hours, they all made me feel a little less tired.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/7-types-of-rest-burnout