12 ways to change life for those who have absolutely no power

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You probably know the feeling: 10 in the morning, you already on edge from a third cup of coffee, and head instead of any sensible thoughts - a complete mess. You are exhausted - physically, mentally and emotionally - and totally indifferent to the fact that the earlier happy. Motivation? Forget. Irritability? Oh yeah. Concern about the health and well-being? In the furnace.

For some reason, it assumed that the conquest of new heights and sheer exhaustion friend does not go without the other. Nothing like this. emotional burnout is not a sign of success, this is the way our body is clearly hints that it's time to slow down.

If you do what we did always get what you always got.

Henry Ford

Known of Henry Ford's quote here can be very useful.

Habitual ways of returning himself to life, whether it's a double dose of espresso or another layer of concealer under the eyes, takes just a few minutes, but how many of them real benefit? Yes, for a radical change in life you need a lot more time, but eventually all worth the effort. This is an investment in your health and well-being, so treat him standing with all due seriousness.

1. enough sleep

Our body - a mechanism. Beautiful and incredibly complex system that needs care and rest. Departing from work every day you turn off your computer, you need to about the same body and mind. studies sayThat good sleep helps the brain to get rid of toxins that accumulate during the day, which is why seven to eight hours of complete rest is incredibly important for the mental and physical health. Your task - to gradually increase the daily sleep duration to that level. At 30 minutes of rest every day - it's easy, right?

2. Think about what and how to eat

In order to make your diet a meaningful, needs practice. This is especially true for those who are accustomed to snacking on the run, parallel dialing response to another letter and constantly distracted by phone calls. Practice mindful eating helps us to understand what you eat and what benefits it brings to your body. In place of the simple satisfaction of hunger come a healthy relationship with food. The results of research It shows that this approach to diet significantly improves mood, reduces stress, helps to develop useful food habits and even get rid of excess weight.

3. Tie with caffeine

Caffeine - a stimulant, irritating your already izdorgannuyu nervous system. When you are worried, tense or even on the verge of hysteria, a regular cup of coffee if and cheer, then not for long. Instead, try other, more gentle way to energize and recharge your batteries: exercise or meditation. If a morning without coffee is not a pleasant experience, move your relationships with this drink in a slightly different plane and make them as aware. Savor the flavor and enjoy the taste of the drink, sipping it from your favorite mug. After some time, you may find that this ritual is more important than the coffee itself.

4. Begin to move and do not stop

Movement - is not only a powerful tool to improve mood and reduce stress, but also to prove an effective way to preserve an excellent memory and general cognitive skills.

Confront the growing tension, you can use physical activity: Every minute spent on yoga, jogging or cycling, it is a contribution to the fight against stress.

A simple morning exercise sets a tempo throughout the day and helps to focus on the important tasks. Needless to say that successful people prefer to train it in the morning. Start with at least 10 minutes of moderate physical activity a day and gradually increase it to the recommended duration of half an hour.

5. Remember: the best holiday - the silence

Yes, yes, yes, no mention of meditation does not do any one article about the life changing. But what to do if it is really works. Approximately 80% of visits to doctors in one way or another connected with the effects of stress, imagine what a terrible waste of time and money? More striking is the fact that to reduce these costs we can use... right meditation. These practices help to cope with stress, strengthen the immune system, to adjust sleep and feel truly happy. Just five minutes of such relaxation will make the day much more joyful. Another bonus: regular meditators people rational thought and experience less anxiety when life throws up another surprise.

6. Take care of the skin

It's simple: skin happy - happy you are. Of course, the consolidation of this habit is no different from the others, too, need time for it. There is not even so important to the well-known rule of three weeks - consistency, regularity and understanding why you do it, it is much more useful than strikethrough days in the calendar. Notorious concealer hides signs of fatigue in a jiffy, but the real change in the condition of the skin always go inside, slowly but surely. Choose something that does not just improve the complexion, but also bring real benefits to the body, whether it be cosmetics or food. Just follow all the necessary procedures in the morning and in the evening - after a while you will notice that skin is radiant health and the mood is not as bleak. Trite, but nothing better than mankind has not invented.

7. Nourishes the soul, not the ego

Everything is simple: do what you please. Not all of our achievements fill the soul with joy. Regular treatment can be helpful, but in the end it leads to exhaustion is not endless reserves. The benefit of this behavior is less than the regular rest and relaxation. Buy, finally, the shoes, which for a long time want to treat yourself to an ice cream at lunchtime and weekends without a break, see old movies. Everyone - well, most - of your actions should be one single reason: it brings joy. You do this not because it is the next item on the to-do list. Joy. You. Dot.

8. trust your instincts

Beauty questionable expression "My gut" is not a metaphor. Before making important decisions Listen to your feelings: the body often dictates what we need even before we realize it. Take a break if you are tired. Go somewhere, if the soul asks for change. In short, when something goes wrong, the first thing to ask yourself about the reasons. If you are not a human instinct, it will take some time to learn how to listen to the inner voice. Just a break from it all, take rest and honestly answer that feeling right now. Chances are good that you know very well what you want really. You need only time to stop and listen to yourself.

9. Break the usual order of things

Set a task at least once a week to try something completely new. Or, if the enthusiasm in excess, once a day. Not necessarily immediately take up something big - just go to work the other way. Even such a seemingly small change - it is an unusual experience. It helps open the mind to new ways of thinking and perception, which, in turn, will make you a little bit, but happier.

10. Create your own comfortable surroundings

The first step in creating healthy in every sense of the relationship - a responsible approach to what and whom you fill your life. Yes, the conversion of the prospect poisoning the life of relationships in a pleasing and comfortable may initially scare, especially when it comes to friendship, family, food, work or yourself. Nevertheless, it is important.

Analyze all your communication and notice what contribution they make to your life and well-being.

Those who have a responsible attitude to the environment of choice, are often more confident decision-making.

11. Learn new

The process of obtaining new knowledge makes us happy, it's a fact. He also helps to prolong our life and make it more interesting and rich, and gets rid of unnecessary prejudice. Do you want to start small - learn to knit, for example. The web is full of training videos, so learn this simple thing you can not even get out of bed. If you are attracted to the big goal - go for a three-month web design courses. Whatever you decide to do, the brain is in any case you will be deeply appreciated.

12. Start a blog

Stress relief, creativity, increased self-confidence and a charge of inspiration for achieving goals - a simple exercise, and many benefits. If it is given to work, do not just take the obligation to write something every day. What is important is the process of creating the text, and not how many times have you been doing so for a start can be defined by a pair of classes per week. Set a timer, give yourself a simple theme, such as "What do I expect from this day", and write whatever you think. Believe me, eventually you will look forward to these sessions.

We tried these methods and helps you something else? Share your tips in the comments.