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Five tips for making rejuvenation part of your life
- Power nap. A 20-to 30-minute power nap can boost productivity and sharpen alertness when you start tiring toward the end of the day.
- Switch to a completely different activity. No matter how important the issue facing you, uninterrupted focus will drain you mentally and sap you of your creative juices. So leave that problem behind. Do a crossword puzzle. Pick up a book. Shoot some basketball hoops. Then, once you feel rejuvenated, come back to the problem facing you. You'll find yourself much more ready to tackle it than before.
- Meditate/pray. The average person has 250 to 1,200 thoughts a minute. Practitioners of meditation seek to slow down this idea traffic by observing a period of absolute quiet and stillness, generally about 15-20 minutes, while concentrating on a calming word, idea or object with their eyes closed. Prayer -- which is any form of communication with a higher power -- offers similar rejuvenating benefits. Its practitioners credit it with giving them greater mental, physical and emotional resiliency.
- Exercise vigorously for at least 30 minutes. When you engage in at least 30 minutes of vigorous physical activity, a stream of powerful chemicals, including endorphins, phenylethylamine, epinephrine and glucagons, are released. Together, they relieve tension and refuel your muscles and brain with additional blood and oxygen, resulting in a surge of renewed creativity and vitality.
- Zealously guard your free time. Organize your schedule to include free time and treat that time as sacred. This means turning off your phone and BlackBerry, not checking your email and avoiding discussions on work-related topics. If you can successfully create inviolable free time, the rest will take care of itself.
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