How many times have you spent most of your weekend doing absolutely nothing and then woken up filled with regret on Monday? Too many to count for sure. Weekends are meant to wind down but vegging on the couch with Netflix and junk food for two days straight is not the best way to spend that precious time. It is possible to be more productive on the weekend while still taking a break.
SLEEP WELL
To do absolutely anything energetically, your body needs its quota of sleep. And while gathering sleep debt is something we're all guilty of through the week, clear it on the weekend by sleeping on time, allowing yourself to laze around a bit and waking up a bit later than usual. Good sleep will ensure you're high on energy and not groggy.
CREATE A TO-DO LIST
Just as you plan out your workweek on a daily agenda, work on the same lines for your weekends too, except make it more fun. On Friday, make a list of everything you'd like to complete over the weekend - from grocery trips to visiting friends and slowly work your way through it. That'll make sure you've left nothing out on Sunday night.
STAY LOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
While you are always glued to your phones, tablets, and laptops day during the week; which is usually unavoidable when working, stay away from social media on weekends. It is a digital black hole of sorts that sucks you in with videos and memes. Before you know it, you've forgotten about dinner and its 2 am. So instead of wasting those awaited weekend hours, keep the phone down and go outside instead.
MAKE TIME FOR YOU
Between reaching home and leaving for work the next morning, there's very little time to take time out for yourself during the workweek. On the weekend, make it a point to clear your closet, iron your clothes, get a mani-pedi, and kick back with a massage. Me-time is something everyone puts off but penciling it for the weekend is a simple way to relax and rejuvenate oneself for the days ahead.
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