Burnout is a very real issue that’s only getting more and more common. The days of walking out of the office and leaving work behind are harder to come by.
The American Psychological Association surveyed adult U.S. workers and found that 79% felt work-related stress, 36% said their job caused cognitive weariness, 32% were emotionally exhausted and 44% were physically fatigued.
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To combat this, people need time off ― and time spent not thinking about work. But how do you hit the off switch? We asked some experts for their advice on how to shift your brain to leisure mode if it’s hung up on your to-do list:
Say “goodbye” to the workday.
In order to fully transition from work to leisure mode, you need to leave your job tasks behind. Keegan LaMar, a performance and leadership coach and certified performance mindset coach for athletes, calls this “shaking hands with the workday.”
“The act of turning off your work computer or logging off of your work application is like a handshake to say ‘good doing business with you today,’” he said.