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5 Self-Care Tips For Staying Sane While Juggling A Demanding Career

Don't feel guilty for saying no

There’s no harm in saying “no” to an invitation if you know it will leave you drained for the rest of the week or eat up precious time you could spend on meaningful activities.

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5 Self-Care Tips For Staying Sane While Juggling A Demanding Career

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Don't feel guilty for saying no

There’s no harm in saying “no” to an invitation if you know it will leave you drained for the rest of the week or eat up precious time you could spend on meaningful activities.

Take control of your time

Your calendar and inbox can either be your best friends or your worst enemies—it all depends on how you use them:

schedule 30-minute open blocks of time into your calendar every day (to each lunch, deal with something urgent or simply for taking a break).
set specific times to check for any new messages—and avoid it the rest of the day.

Accept uncertainty

You’re never going to have complete certainty about everything at work. You have to make your peace with the fact that there’s only so much you can control.

It’s crucial for your self-care that you learn to adapt when the road ahead is unclear.

Find time for friendships

A hectic work schedule demands a strong support system.

If you focus strictly on your career and forget about the relationships you’ve built with friends and family, then you’ll be on a one-way track to burnout.

Create routines

Going to sleep and waking up at the same time, working out in the morning, reading before bed—a routine imposes structure on an otherwise chaotic day.

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Know what you need

Take two minutes right now and list what would most benefit you. It could be taking 15 minutes to decompress after work. Or to have a few hours a week to read a book. Or even guitar lessons.

Highlight what sticks out to you the most on your list. Then decide what top few choices are suitable for your available time and finances.

Communicate your needs

To have a successful and productive conversation with your partner about your needs and desires:

Timing is everything. Set a time aside together that is free of distractions, relatively peaceful, and not when you are overtired.
Remember, you're on the same team. Handle the conversation with gentleness and without criticism.
Actively listen. To encourage understanding, don't just listen to respond. Truly try to understand how your partner feels.
It's about giving and taking. Relationships are about mutual understanding, compassion, and sacrifice.
Do regular relationship checkups to foster connection and open communication.

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You're stressed. I'm stressed. We're all "crazy busy" and to deal with increasing demands we work longer hours; we multitask; we track, measure and optimize. All the while we sacrifice other values, such as sleep and exercise, healthy eating and family time.

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Recognize Your Decision Points

If we act on autopilot, unaware of the time and our surroundings, we are likely to gravitate to tasks that are easy or urgent.

Identify decision moments, and pause and reflect on your true priorities.

Manage Your Mental Energy

For peak productivity, we must tackle our work when we have the mental energy for it.

Identify your two best mental hours, and intentionally schedule your important work during that time.

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A one size fits all solution

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Less anxiety

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