How to cope with burnout and find a balance between work, personal life and sports

Making decisions quickly, easily adjusting to changes, and reacting instantly to events are the skills of the new times, which even the most resilient people sometimes fail to maneuver between. As a result, there is no mood, strength is running out, one part of life outweighs the other, and a person burns out emotionally. Figures prove it: about 17 million people worldwide suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome. But even in such seemingly high-speed realities, it is possible to find a balance between work, personal life and sports. We share with you the techniques that will help put everything in its place.

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The main mistake of those who face burnout is illiterate organization of life.

What is a resource state and why does it end?

A resource state is not something abstract, but a tangible rise in physical and mental energy. Simply put, at this moment a person shows himself to the maximum and performs everyday tasks easily and simply. In order not to lose this state, it must be maintained. The main thing in this case is to competently distribute your energy. For physical health is important sleep, rest, proper nutrition, water balance and activity. Psychological health depends on emotional background, replenishment of basic needs, attitude to oneself and others. Both components – mind and body – are interconnected, and it is important to pay due attention to each of them. What causes burnout?

Victoria: The main mistake of those who face burnout is illiterate organization of life. The fact is that most people put into their schedule only work and obligatory tasks, which in one way or another consumes energy. What can’t be said about activities and events that replenish this energy. Most often they are included in the plans on the leftover principle: when I do everything important and have free time, then I will rest, read, go for a walk or sign up for a massage. This is fundamentally wrong.

What do you do when your energy is at zero?

Start small and map out your gaps. To assess how your energy balance changes throughout the day, we suggest doing a simple exercise.

Victoria: Imagine that at the beginning of the day you were given an energy “credit” of 100 points. That day, set an alarm clock for every half hour within 12 hours. As soon as you hear the alarm, ask yourself: am I now expending energy or filling up? Write down your answers in notes: if you are spending, subtract 10 points from your morning “credit”, if you are filling up, on the contrary, add them. At the end of the day, calculate the result. If you managed to keep the initial figures or exceed them, you are skillfully keeping the balance. If you have gone into the minus – you should think about changes in your life.

Choose the areas of life that you want to correct. Visualize in detail, or better yet, write down what is lacking in this area so that you would be satisfied in it for 10 points. Write out a detailed plan of what you can do to accomplish this now. So that your satisfaction in this area will increase by at least a few points. Take action. Immediately.

Important! Experts recommend that you turn to this technique once every six months to a year. The exercise will help you see the distortions in your life and understand which spheres and how they influence each other.

Keep a schedule in your diary not only for work aspects, but also for family and personal ones. Each sphere should be given just enough attention so that it does not bother you, and best of all – happy. Reserve time in your schedule for recreation, sports, family evenings and other pleasant things.

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The essence of the technique: get rid of all unnecessary things: old clothes, notebooks with unnecessary notes, diaries, photos and videos in your phone, programs on your phone or computer, old cosmetics. You need to rid your apartment and information space of things that lie idle and do not bring joy.

Go through every corner of your apartment. To begin with, you can put unnecessary things in a box and give yourself time to think. If after a month nothing of the collected you do not need, then safely get rid of it.