Make your weekday as interesting as the weekend with these tips
Posted on: 31/Oct/2016 8:39:06 PM
Research done by the Stanford University has said that happiness rises with the number of hours you spend with family and friends, so even if you aren�t working, Monday morning can still bum you out. So how do you make your weekdays as fun as the weekends? Here�s how.
A psychotherapist and coach from New York says, You don�t need to save all the fun stuff for the weekend. So get together with friends, try a new workout, go to early hours at a museum before work, or take yourself out to breakfast with a friend. Anything that allows for some fun or feels restful during the week. It could be a 20-minute shift in your schedule.
According to experts, Weekend mornings are awesome because they�re quiet and relaxed. They recommend emulating your weekend mornings during the week by setting your alarm a little earlier. It doesn�t have to be much, just try enough that it allows you to do something that you don�t normally get to do: drink your coffee slowly, take a nice, relaxed shower, even lounge around, they say. They also say,
One of the best parts of the weekend is that you can give yourself a break from business-related email. Make it a point - unless your job explicitly requires it - to turn off email for periods of time. Check it in intervals instead of having it constantly on, and reply to messages in batches, which is actually much more efficient anyway.
A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that those who love their job and their boss had a much smaller - and sometimes even a non-existent - weekend effect on their moods. A famous author says, If you can�t switch your job, you can find little ways to boost your mood at the office. I suggest making more of an effort to become friends with your co-workers, including planning post-work socials, potluck lunches in the cafeteria, and coffee outings.
