Tips to help you get rid of feeling tired and lazy after work

Minh Vũ |

Many people fall into a cycle of fatigue, lying down to rest a little and then lose the whole evening. However, a small improvement in habits changes all that.

Meo nho giup ban thoat khoi cam giac met moi, luoi bieng sau gio lam. Do hoa: Minh Vu

Tips to help you get rid of feeling tired and lazy after work. Graphics: Minh Vu

Many people fall into a cycle of fatigue, lying down to rest a little and then lose the whole evening. A small change in your routine as soon as you step into a house can help you regain your energy and initiative for life.

After a long day at the office, the feeling of just wanting to lie on the sofa for a few minutes is familiar to many people. However, this pause easily turns into hours of surfing the phone, watching videos or playing games without doing anything planned.

The problem is not laziness but the fact that the body and brain are " engineally turned off" too soon. Just sit down, the energy will drop quickly and it will be difficult to recharge.

A simple solution that many people successfully apply: do not sit down immediately after returning home.

3-minute rule: do something else before relaxing

Instead of letting someone sit on the sofa, you can:

Change your exercise clothes, wash your face with cold water, walk around the house for a few minutes, pack your belongings or clean the apartment, prepare ingredients for dinner.

This small action helps "change the state", keeping the body a little more alert, enough for you to start another task that is beneficial to yourself.

Many people share that just by maintaining this habit for 3 consecutive days, they clearly felt the change.

The "Don't sit down when coming home" rule may sound simple, but it's a genius, it breaks your lazy automation mode even before it starts.

Go to school more regularly, spend time cooking instead of ordering food, have more time for personal interests or projects, sleep better thanks to exercise and maintaining a stable schedule.

The important thing is that the body gradually forms a new reflex, which is that in the evening it is no longer "stuck" on the sofa, and the feeling of control of life returns.

Changing small habits after work has a big impact because it breaks the chain of fatigue that lasts all day. When your body is lightly regulated or you do simple handshake-ups, you will more easily switch to a more positive state.

This habit also helps reduce guilt and stress when the evening passes without doing anything for yourself.

You don't need to exercise too hard or complete all your plans immediately. Just a small, steady step, you will see a big change in energy and quality of life.

Minh Vũ
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