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Many of us have tried to fix an ongoing lack of energy. We get more sleep, but then still feel exhausted.
Sleep and rest are not the same thing. We need equal restoration in the key areas of our lives.
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Physical rest can be passive or active.
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People who let conversations from the day fill their thoughts when they lie down to sleep often suffer from lack of mental rest. Despite sleeping eight hours, they still wake up feeling tired.
Schedule short breaks every two hours throughout your workday. Consider keeping a notepad by the bed to jot down any nagging thoughts that would keep you awake.
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Bright lights, computer screens, background noise, and multiple conversations can cause our senses to feel overwhelmed.
This can be countered by closing your eyes for a few minutes in the middle of the day and unplugging from electronics at the end of the day.
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This type of rest is essential for anyone who must solve problems or find new ideas.
Creative rest reawakens the wonder inside each of us. Allowing yourself to take in the beauty of the outdoors provides creative rest. Another simple way includes enjoying the arts.
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Emotional rest means having the time and space to express your feelings and cut back on people-pleasing. It requires the courage to be authentic.
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When we fail to differentiate between relationships that energise us from those that exhaust us, we can suffer from a social rest deficit.
To experience more social rest, connect with positive and supportive people.
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This is the ability to connect beyond the physical and mental and feel a deep sense of belonging and love.
To receive this, engage in something larger than yourself. Add prayer, meditation, and community involvement to your daily routine.
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Now that is an issue most of us face on a daily basis: not getting enough sleep because we are too stressed or paying too much attention to our screens, for different reasons.
The bad news ...
If you find yourself experiencing issues when trying to fall asleep, you might as well consider making your brain believe that night has come.
In order to do this, you could start using dim table or side lamps instead of bright ones, turning on your phone the so-called 'night mode' or using a mask to cover your face.
Whenever we fall behind on sleep, most of us have the tendency to try to catch up during weekends. The result is not that good though: it confuses our internal clock and therefore, we tend to feel even more tired afterwards.
So we should actually try waking up and going to bed at the same hours on both weekdays and weekends and building up a regular schedule that suits our needs.
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The average adult spends 36 % (or about one-third) of his or her life asleep.
Purpose of Sleep:
The first purpose of sleep is restoration.
Every day, your brain accumulates metabolic waste as it goes about its normal neural activities. Sleeping restores the brains healthy condition by removing these waste products. Accumulation of these waste products has been linked to many brain-related disorders.
The second purpose of sleep is memory consolidation.
Sleep is crucial for memory consolidation, which is responsible for your long term memories. Insufficient or fragmented sleep can hamper your ability to remember facts and feelings/emotions.