2434312158 9fc8cc7072 What to Do When Youre Too Tired to Do...Anything!

The busier I am the easier it is to multitask, the easier it is to get into the rhythm of things. Even on the busiest days I can always find a way to squeeze in little extra somethings that always seem to pop up (& of course there is always time for endless internet surfing and other pleasures in life!)

All that is well and nice, but sometimes while my mind wants to keep going and reading, writing, watching the US Open as well as stuffing my face with delicious apple tarts, my body insists on weighing my eyelids shut. What to do? Listen, of course! Listening to your body is about the best advice you should ever follow. When you’re thirsty, you drink, when you’re hungry you eat, so why is sleeping any different? The key is finding a golden mean between mind & body – here’s what I do to fit everything in a day, including rest:

  1. First I (dun dun dun!) make a list of everything I need to get done in the day. I carry it around in my bag to add/cross things off.
  2. Nap! And by nap I don’t mean a 30-minute power nap, I mean a full 2 hour nap. (Power naps are like lights. Turning off a light and turning it back on wastes more energy than simply leaving the light on because the circuit has to start up again. Taking a power nap means you fall into a deep sleep and just as your body is beginning to rest you have to wake up again. This would mean a big fail, as you are trying to re-energize to be able to finish everything you have set for the day. The best thing to do is to take a long nap, wake up completely refreshed and ready to fnish everything!)
  3. Take a quick hot shower – yes, hot! Hot water will relax you, and as you step outside the contrast with the cool morning air is sure to wake you up a bit.
  4. The rest of it just involves a lot of concentrating, apple/strawberry/peach tarts, coffee and good music :)

Music that gets me going: MSTRKRFT, N*E*R*D, LCD Soundsystem, Jimi Hendrix and some Guns N’ Roses are always favs!