Turning on music can make you feel more energized instantly. If you’re feeling a little low on the energy scale, just put on your favorite pump up jam, whether you’re listening to Macklemore or Jackson 5. Get a friend to join a quick dance party with you or dance by yourself in a room. Just getting yourself moving will make you feel more energized, awake, and excited to be alive. Alternately, you can also try listening to classical music, even if that’s not your thing. It has been proven to wake up your mind. Another way to energize your mind is to switch to doing something new. Let’s say you’ve been studying for your chemistry test for three hours and you feel yourself flagging. Well, try something new. Start planning that English essay instead, or write that Spanish paragraph you’ve been dreading. Switching gears to something new when the first thing isn’t working is a great way to make yourself feel energized.  Even if the task you’ve switched to isn’t necessarily more exciting than the last, just the effort of switching will make you feel a bit more energized. Start your day off with a to-do list. That way, the options of tasks you can switch to will be more readily available and you’re less likely to get stuck doing something that is draining your energy. Setting up rewards for yourself is a great way to feel energized and motivated to continue on with your work or whatever else you have to do. Tell yourself that you’ll eat an ice cream sundae after you study for four hours. Say that you’ll finally go see the second Hunger Games with your friends after you finish all of your chores. Just the thought of something fun on the horizon can make you feel more energized and motivated to continue on with your day. You can even reward yourself without leaving your desk. Tell yourself that after half an hour of work, you’ll spend five minutes reading that article your best friend sent you. You may think that multi-tasking will keep you alert and can make you get everything done faster, but studies show that multi-tasking can actually drain you of energy faster, make you more distracted, and also make you less efficient than if you were focused on just one task at a time. Checking off items from your to-do list is much more effective – and much more likely to save energy – than trying to complete three tasks at once without fully getting them accomplished. Whenever you’re really flagging in the middle of a task, tell yourself, “I’ll just do this for ten more minutes.” Repeat this to yourself like a mantra as you continue to tackle the task. Setting a short time limit can make your task feel more manageable and less overwhelming and can keep you focused instead of making you lose patience. If this trick works for you, then you can set longer time limits for yourself – half an hour or even an hour – if you want to muster the energy to master a particular task. This is another great trick for energizing yourself throughout the day. Though most people don’t have the luxury of scheduling their entire day around the peaks and valleys of their energy levels, small changes can make a big difference. If you know you have the most energy in the mornings, schedule your run for the mornings instead of struggling to run after a long day of work; if you know you get a little tired after lunch, then schedule some mindless tasks for that time, from running errands to doing the easiest part of your job.  Make a list of your typical schedule and try to chart your energy levels around it. What parts of your schedule can you change to make your life a little easier? You may not be so aware of the ebbs and flows and of your energy levels. Try monitoring yourself on a typical day and keep track of how you feel. Though you obviously can’t take a vacation every time you feel the need to really energize yourself, you’ll be surprised by how significantly a much-needed vacation can help spike up your energy levels when you return to your daily life. Whether you go to Bermuda or take a stay-cation to clean up your home and catch up on reading, just taking some time off from your usual tasks, spoiling yourself, and switching up your routine can help you feel more happy and energetic about facing the day. If you can’t afford a vacation, even a day or two off from work can make you feel less overwhelmed and more alert. Even the most focused, enthusiastic person needs to take a break every hour or hour and a half. Taking breaks, whether you’re taking a 15 minute walk, stepping outside to call home, or just switching gears and reading a few news stories, will make you feel reinvigorated and ready to tackle the tasks in front of you. Resting your mind a bit can give you more energy and will keep you from feeling burned out. Don’t skip that lunch break to get your work done faster; go out to lunch and return to your work with more energy. Taking breaks can also be great for your eyes. Turn away from that computer and turn to a newspaper, look out a window, or even rake your Zen garden. Your eyes will get weary if you stare at a computer for eight hours straight without a break. If you feel your mind starting to drift off and start gearing up for a nap, then it may be time to hang out with your friends. When you’re feeling tired and sleepy, the last thing you may want to do is hang out with a bunch of people, but that’s precisely the thing that will make you more energized. Talking to a close friend or hanging out in a big group can make you feel more energized because you’ll be talking to other people and engaging in a fun, active conversation instead of just sitting there getting tired. So, the next time you need more energy, call up a friend and make plans to hang out. You’ll feel energetic again in no time.
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