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Minimize electronic device usage

…or at least only use them only for getting around (i.e. maps) or co-ordinating meetings with your friends. 

We get more than enough screen time the rest of the week.

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A Proper Day Off

It isn’t an invitation for laziness, or the shirking of responsibilities. 

In fact, a proper day off is a day for exploring a certain other class of responsibilities: being a relaxed and present friend, parent, son or daughter, or stranger.

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Involve loved ones

Quality time with loved ones is just about the best way a person can spend their time in this life.

It’s what we miss when we’re away and what we will still find important once we near our deathbeds.

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Enjoy the fruits of civilization

We live surrounded by wonderful amenities and cultural institutions, many of which exist solely for human enjoyment and well-being. 

A Proper Day Off is a perfect time to make use of your community’s parks, museums, galleries, markets, public spaces, performance venues, and heritage buildin...

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Don’t spend the day at home

Generally most of a Proper Day Off will happen outside your home. It would be a shame not to spend a least a bit of it in a park, any time of year, even if you’re just passing through it to meet someone.

Try not to spend much of it in your car either. Make use of your feet, or your bike ...

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Plan loosely

... but don’t make an itinerary.

It’s only practical to have a mental list of places you might go. Know beforehand what area of town to head to, where to stop first, whether to go to the flea market or the waterfront.

One other general rule: Do more than one thing. Get an early...

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No work, no “getting ahead”

A Proper Day Off is reserved for this experience of appreciating the fruits of your labor (and that of others) — rather than for laboring even more.

That means no errands, no utilitarian purchases, and definitely no major purchases.

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Your muscles experience microtraumas during workouts and then grow and get stronger on rest days, which is why it is so important to set the right activity pace. 

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Switch off the electronic devices

  • They stimulate your brain.
  • The light that some devices emit might affect your internal body clock. If you can’t separate yourself from your phone, at least put the blue light filter on and dim the screen brightness.
  • They can be addictive, eating into even more sleep time.

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  1. Focus on improving your mind, by building self-awareness.
  2. Adopt a dog: If you make sure to walk it twice a day, you boost your enery while also getting the emotional benefits of dog adoption.
  3. Get your 30 a week: Aim for at least 30 different plant-based f...

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