The importance of taking breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summer is almost over in the Northern Hemisphere and I hope you all got a chance to relax. In our societies where we tend to work and have side hustles instead of hobbies, it can seem as though taking a break is not possible. However there is tons of research showing it is vital for our mental health and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So then, why should you take a break?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s start with the obvious: it is good for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Being bored is good for the brain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Try to ask for more vacation days:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Every 2 to 3 months, a long weekend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Having (actual) hobbies is essential: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hustle culture is not great: we are not supposed to have hobbies anymore<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many people see September as a great time of the year to start new habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try to take a bit of time every day, even if it is 5 minutes, for yourself, to meditate, to be with yourself, to take a nice walk or do anything that makes you feel good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As clich\u00e9 as it sounds, it is true: you cannot help others if you do not help yourself first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope you take time to find joy and relief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The importance of taking breaks. Summer is almost over in the Northern Hemisphere and I hope you all got a chance to relax. In our societies where we tend to work and have side hustles instead of hobbies, it can seem as though taking a break is not possible. However there is tons of research showing it is vital for our mental health and well-being. So then, why should you take a break? Let\u2019s start with the obvious: it is good for us. -Being bored is good for the brain: \u2026 -Try to ask for more vacation days: \u2026 -Every 2 to 3 months, a long weekend: \u2026 -Having (actual) hobbies is essential: Hustle culture is not great: we are not supposed to have hobbies anymore Make Time for Yourself \u2661 Many people see September as a great time of the year to start new habits. Try to take a bit of time every day, even if it is 5 minutes, for yourself, to meditate, to be with yourself, to take a nice walk or do anything that makes you feel good. As clich\u00e9 as it sounds, it is true: you cannot help others if you do not help yourself first. I hope you take time to find joy and relief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":395,"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions\/395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glowwellbysophie.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}