{"id":4858,"date":"2021-03-23T15:40:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesterlingstudy.com\/?p=4858"},"modified":"2022-05-19T21:25:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T01:25:19","slug":"the-art-of-resting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesterlingstudy.com\/the-art-of-resting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Resting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Resting is an essential part of your lifestyle. You need to move up on your priority list. No, I do not only mean go to sleep early.\u00a0 I mean proper rest.\u00a0 In the post, we are going to discuss ways of rest to prevent burnout, being overwhelmed, and sleeping better.<\/p>\n

Rest as defined by the Oxford Dictionary is a verb that explains it as a cease work or movement to relax and recover strength.\u00a0 It would help if you took note of this meaning actively. In today\u2019s society, we are encouraged, pushed, and driven to be always on the go or work like machines. We are not and never will be. As humans, we need moments to recharge and develop a resting point for ourselves.<\/p>\n

Burnout<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Burnout is one of the fallouts of not understanding that you need rest. As people, I see more than ever we are pushed into this stage of development in our bodies. It’s a crash that your body is telling you enough is enough. It can be physical or mental. It does not mean something is wrong with you. Remember, you are not a machine.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of burnout<\/strong>: headaches, body aches, dizziness, exhaustion, loss of brain activity, tired, alienating yourself from others, trouble with concentration<\/em><\/p>\n

The first step you can take is to say openly to yourself that you have been burnout. Many people tend to be in denial when they have it until the point of a hard crash that their bodies have. The next steps are to reduce your load of work by delegating or moving its priority. Yes, this may seem simple. However, the Westernized culture encourages the idea of perfectionism in its citizens and always performs their best. In the Industrial Revolution, there were where schools created to train young children in the times and environment of a factory to gain more workers. Depending on which school you went to growing up, this may affect you still today.<\/p>\n

Take action by delegating. Delegate a task to someone you trust or hire temporary help to get you over the problem. You are not going to be good at everything. I had to do this for myself when my website crashed the day I launched my fragrance classes. After 6 hours of struggling to do it myself later, I went to find some temporary help that fixed the problem in 3 hours. Delegating the task helps me feel less overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

I want you to develop the habit of asking yourself (and your work) a few questions:<\/p>\n