After the long Spring Festival holiday, how can we quickly get back to work?

The short Spring Festival holiday is coming to an end, and many people may be in a state of physical and mental exhaustion. Tomorrow is the first working day after the holiday. Are you ready for work?

How to overcome "holiday syndrome"? Here are some effective ways to relieve fatigue and quickly get back to work.

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Four dimensions of energy management

First of all, we need to know what human "energy" is.

Everyone knows what "energy" means, but few people know where "energy" comes from. Psychological research shows that "energy" contains four dimensions: physical strength, thinking, willpower and emotions.

Good physical strength means good energy, which is easy to understand. When most people feel tired, they will subconsciously think about having a good sleep and resting. If they feel a little weaker, they will take supplements or go to the gym.

Especially fitness, its effect on people is like magic.

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There are many people with chronic diseases who have transformed from "Lin Daiyu" to "Lin Wudi" after exercising.

However, energy management is not limited to physical energy management.

Many of those "chosen entrepreneurs" do not exercise and have irregular lifestyles, but they are still full of energy. This is related to their ability to manage their "mental energy".

Mental strength mainly refers to thinking, willpower and emotions.

I believe many people have had this experience: when on vacation, they just sit on the sofa and watch videos, but at the end of the day they feel exhausted and can’t get motivated to do anything. Especially during long vacations, they feel more tired than when they were at work even though they didn’t do anything.

Doing a job that you are not interested in, even if the task is not very heavy, you will still feel very tired and lose motivation day by day.

On the contrary, when we are doing something that we are particularly interested in, we tend to become more and more motivated and not feel tired at all. We can even "recharge" ourselves from it.

This is because when we expose ourselves to a disorganized stream of information, our brains are constantly strained to cope and become overloaded throughout the day.

When we do something familiar and fulfilling, we only need to consume very little brain power, and it can also continuously stimulate the brain to secrete endorphins, giving people a strong sense of accomplishment.

The reason why doing things that you are interested in can recharge people is that the "flow" state can continuously stimulate the brain to secrete dopamine and endorphins that make people feel good.

Forcing yourself to work will greatly consume your willpower, and human willpower is also a limited resource.

When we push ourselves to do something, we don't have much energy left to put into the task itself.

In short, energy management is not only about physical energy management, but also mental energy management . A person who is in good health but thinks too much or has too many negative emotions will not have good energy.

Moreover, in many cases, insufficient mental strength will in turn affect physical strength. Therefore, if you want to be energetic, you still have to cultivate both your body and mind.

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How to improve energy?

So, what can we do to make ourselves more energetic?

First of all, of course, you need to take good care of your body. After all, physical strength is the basis of energy.

Whether it's lack of sleep, inadequate nutrition or lack of exercise, people will feel low on energy, but it's not something that can be replenished simply by sleeping more.

Secondly, we must know how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

A person's energy is by no means an inexhaustible source of energy; it is a limited but renewable resource.

However, everyone's energy sources are different, so if you want to improve your energy level, you must be aware of your "energy" state and know how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

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The so-called open source means doing more things that can increase your energy level, which mainly means knowing how to deliberately and continuously create positive experiences.

Of course, everyone has different talents and interests. Some people like to read books and think about problems. When doing these things, they don’t feel tired, but feel physically and mentally comfortable.

Some people prefer hands-on activities, sports, and are accustomed to experiencing life in practice.

I have a friend who is very resilient. He wanted to improve his voice, so he kept reciting day after day. After a year, his originally shrill voice became very attractive.

Suddenly I became interested in calligraphy. Every day, no matter how busy I was or how late I got home, I would practice for half an hour. After half a year, my skills improved significantly.

For him, doing these things is a rare time to recharge, and he enjoys it. He becomes more energetic. However, when he says he wants to exercise, he just can't stick to it.

I have a friend who loves fitness. He feels uncomfortable if he doesn’t exercise for a day, but he feels sleepy as soon as he opens a book, and he becomes restless when he practices calligraphy.

It can be seen that everyone's "charging method" is very different. But what does it matter? Everyone is different.

It is important to be able to find your own "high-energy" behaviors. Perhaps they cannot produce direct "worldly benefits", but they can elevate our entire physical and mental state to a high-energy mode.

When we are in high energy mode, we also have more energy to do things that have to be done or are difficult.

The so-called saving means reducing energy consumption as much as possible, which mainly means not doing too much meaningless thinking and not forcing yourself to do things beyond your ability.

For those of us living in the age of self-media, watching less short videos and browsing less news can greatly reduce energy consumption .

Fragmented information will continue to consume your thinking power, and overwhelming "anxiety" will continue to consume your emotions.

The direct consequence is that we won’t have enough mental space and willpower to do brain-intensive work.

What was not a very difficult task originally became difficult to handle, and then frustration set in. The more frustrated you are, the less able you are to cope.

In order to escape negative emotions, people will involuntarily watch short videos in revenge, thus falling into a vicious circle.

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So, why not put down your phone, do some simple stretching exercises before bed, or listen to some music attentively, and let the peace calm down the hustle and bustle of the festival.

I hope you will be full of energy and invincible when you start working.

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