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Work with your ultradian rhythms
Your body has natural ebbs and flows in energy throughout the day. Those are your ultradian rhythms. They are driven by your hormone levels, metabolic processes, and cardiovascular functioning and affect your energy, mood, and cognitive functioning. They are unique to you.
These rhythms take the form of 90-minute peaks of energy followed by a 20-minute dip that repeats throughout the day. As the day progresses, the peaks get lower and lower. Plan your day to work with your ultradian rhythms. Take a week to note your energy levels throughout the day. Notice when your energy levels are highest and lowest.
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Disconnect at the end of the workday
It is helpful to have a work shutdown ritual - a consistent series of tasks that tell your brain that it can stop thinking about work for the day:
- Update and organize your to-do list. Your brain can stop thinking about the tasks knowing that you won't forget about th...
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Causes of mental fatigue
Contributing factors to mental fatigue are poor nutrition, lack of sleep, hormonal imbalances, or cognitive overload. Cognitive overload can take the following forms:
- When you focus on a single task for an extended period of time.
- When you spread your attention ...
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Take strategic breaks
Your energy levels will naturally decrease throughout the day, but you can recharge your batteries by taking breaks.
- High performers work for fifty-two minutes, then take a seventeen-minute break.
- Taking a five-minute walk every hour boost energy levels and sharpens focus, o...
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Ways to lighten your mental load
- Only touch things once. As soon as you reach for something, whether it's mail or a project that needs to be filed, do it immediately.
- Set aside 2 - 3 specific time-blocks to process your emails.
- Focus on one thing at a time.
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Describing mental fatigue
It is the feeling that your brain just won't function properly. People will describe it as brain fog. You can't concentrate, and simple tasks take too long. You find that the things you could do in a short time in the morning now take forever.
Mental fatigue can b...
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Give your brain high-quality fuel
Your brain is fuelled with the same food as your muscles. What you eat has an enormous impact on your cognitive functioning.
- Cut down on refined sugars as it decreases alertness. Aim for sustained energy levels throughout the day.
- Plan your meals in ...
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Sleep is the most productive thing you do all day
The quality of life decreases when we don't get enough sleep. To improve your quality of sleep:
- Keep it cool, dark, and quiet. A temperature between 65 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit (18-22 degrees celsius) is recommended.
- No screens before bed. ...
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90-Minute Focus Sessions
Take full advantage of the energy peaks and troughs that occur throughout your day and correlate your maximum energy levels with your task list, which then gives your productivity a major boost: Work 90 minutes and then rest for 20-30 minutes.
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90-minute focus sessions
You take full advantage of the energy peaks and troughs that occur throughout your day: Work 90 minutes and then rest for 20-30 minutes.
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