I knew going in that #rest22in2022 was going to be the hardest challenge for me.
Still, I thought I had it figured out but I realised after two months that I needed to reset what rest looked like for me.
I also saw an Instagram post on 7 types of rest, bookmarked it and when I had time, did a thorough review of why “rest” wasn’t working for me:
what was working?
- weekend rest, probably because there’s more time
- I can always default to reading because that is a daily habit
what was not working?
- my workdays are generally too busy and yes, of course, I can find 22 minutes during the day but I really don’t want to move my end time beyond 5:45 – 6pm
- I didn’t have a clear plan for busy workdays
Next, I reviewed the 7 types of rest:
- physical
- mental
- sensory
- creative
- emotional
- social
- spiritual
I then realised that I have 3 types of days and that I should identify some methods of rest that would work for each type of day so I have options.
My 3 types of days are:
- workdays, from home
- workdays, from the office
- weekend days
For example, during workdays at the office my social rest could be spending time with real, live people. During workdays at home, I can have physical rest by sleeping in and mental rest by taking short breaks during the day. During weekends, I can tap into each of those 4 rests except mental is not likely to happen.
Now that I have a plan, I’m going to intentionally incorporate these practices into my daily life.