Lvl 34: Lazy Spring Cleaning pt. 1 Cleanse Your Mind
We're doing some Lazy Spring Cleaning this month. First, we're gonna cleanse our minds and relieve stress using true ProcrastiN8r tactics. Here are all the Lazy Spring Cleaning topics we'll cover on the show in upcoming episodes:
- Cleanse Your Mind and Get Rid of Stress (this one)
- Throw Out or Recycle Your Workload (next week)
- Lifehack Chores to Make Them Easy (mid April)
1. Get Lots of Sleep 2. Do Nothing (meditate) https://www.procrastin8r.com/blog/donothing 3. Slow it down eat one bite at a time, become aware of your senses and less tense 4. Yawn Here are 10 reasons to yawn frequently:
- Stimulates alertness and concentration
- Optimizes brain activity and metabolism
- Improves cognitive function
- Increases memory recall
- Enhances consciousness and introspection
- Lowers stress
- Relaxes your upper body
- Fine-tunes your sense of time
- Increases empathy and social awareness
- Enhances pleasure and sensuality
Source: http://www.mindfullyalive.com/blog/2016/6/16/yawning-is-the-fastest-way-to-hack-mental-stress-and-focus 5 Stretch (yoga) 6. Relax Progressive muscle relaxation, or PMR, is a technique that allows you to relax all of the muscles in your body, group by group. Beginning sessions take several minutes and allow you to feel physically and emotionally relaxed when done. With practice, you can achieve full-body relaxation within seconds. Autogenic training for Relaxation: “I am calm [body part] feels heavy, [body party] feels warm” 7. Have Sex daily intercourse for two weeks led to cell growth in the hippocampus, the part of the brain that keeps stress levels under control and lowers blood pressure source: https://greatist.com/happiness/how-does-sex-reduce-stress 8. Eat chocolate lowers stress hormones and raises endorphins 9. Drink Alcohol (in moderation) 10. Cuddle with a pet 11. Set realistic goals 12. Blast some tunes Embrace Your inner Sloth Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AEU5pBxY6E&list=PLR-2wOfY9jr2welZ6edgdVFfYmKl78LuF
- Play PokemonGo, level up your strength & agility
Level up your productivity https://www.procrastin8r.com/podcast/10 Trade with me and Battle. PokemonGO Trainer Code: 0895 8722 7202 14. Sniff the good stuff (aromotherapy) Oranges can wake you up. Lavender relaxes you Buy a new cologne that you normally don’t wear when you go on vacation. Any time you want to “go back”, just take a whiff. The scent will remind you of being there. 15. Pace yourself. Slow n’ Steady Slow n’ Steady Wins the Race Full Episode: https://www.procrastin8r.com/podcast/32