24 Rest Effects On The Body
How do I really rest?
Here are 6 tools I use every day:
(I’m gonna break them down into 6 types of rest)
1. Mental Rest
What do I do for my mental rest?
Well, every day I stay 11 hours without technology.
Meaning my eyes don’t look at screens for 11 hours:
→ 2 hours before bedtime +
→ 8 hours sleeping +
→ 1 hour morning routine
Total: 11 hours without tech.
2. Creative Rest
What do I do for my creative rest?
Let’s start with this: I work in 50-minute slots.
Every 50 minutes I have a 10-minute break.
During these 10 minutes, I do this:
→ Spend 2 minutes running in place while looking at nature outside the window.
I repeat this 12 times per day.
Meaning my eyes look at nature 24 minutes a day.
Nature is my favorite “creativity tool”.
I literally had the idea for this post yesterday at 12:00 while looking at the sky.
That’s why I consider rest part of my work.
Are you with me?
3. Physical Rest
What do I do for my physical rest?
Here’s simple: I just sleep 8 hours per day.
“7 days per week?”
Yep! 7 days per week!
It makes no sense
→ sleeping 5 hours Monday to Friday
→ and then sleeping 10 hours Saturday and Sunday
Right?
4. Emotional Rest
What do I do for my emotional rest?
Well, this is where I meet my boundaries.
I like the word “yes”.
But I also like the word “no”.
For my emotional rest I just do this:
→ I set boundaries and don’t judge myself when I say no.
5. Spiritual Rest
What do I do for my spiritual rest?
Simple, “Meditation + Gratitude”.
It takes me about 22 minutes a day, during my morning routine:
→ 20 minutes Zazen (meditation)
→ 2 minutes Gratitude
6. Active Rest
What do I do for my active rest?
You know, it’s funny.
→ Did you know many people think that exercise is not a kind of rest?
They literally think the opposite.
It’s funny, right?
Well, my second home is the gym.
I can’t live without it.
And it’s probably the most impactful tool for me.
It’s the only tool I’ve always brought with me — for more than 15 years now.