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I love to take naps and I'm not afraid to admit it.
Speaker:And I'm a big proponent of these delicious midday sleep breaks during a busy week.
Speaker:However, lately I found that rather than waking up refreshed, I
Speaker:often feel more groggy and tired.
Speaker:I've tried many things.
Speaker:I tried modifying the length of the nap with little success.
Speaker:I even tried taking a nap.
Speaker:Chino, if you don't know what that is, that is where you have a coffee.
Speaker:Right before you lay down.
Speaker:Then I discovered this idea of active rest as an alternative to napping.
Speaker:In this episode, I'm going to share with you some thoughts on what active
Speaker:rest is, how to do it and why it will supercharge your Workday productivity.
Speaker:I'm Amin, Ahmed, and welcome to be.
Speaker:Well, do.
Speaker:For most busy people, their energy comes from one of two things.
Speaker:I'm sure you can guess what that is.
Speaker:Sugar or caffeine.
Speaker:And sometimes a combination of both.
Speaker:So if you are one of these, I think active rest is going to really help you a lot.
Speaker:the challenge with using these two energy sources, sugar and caffeine
Speaker:is that they're short lived and they often make us feel even worse.
Speaker:Afterwards, taking a break during your Workday is a much more effective
Speaker:way of regaining some of this energy.
Speaker:I'm not going to say that taking naps during your Workday is not an effective
Speaker:way of regaining some of your energy.
Speaker:And there's some companies that have even taken this further by installing nap pods
Speaker:and their employees can go into a room and sleep inside these nap pods and get
Speaker:some shuteye when they're feeling tired.
Speaker:Like I said in the intro, I'm a big proponent of taking naps, but they're
Speaker:not always practical or needed.
Speaker:Instead, I want you to think about active rest as an alternative to naps.
Speaker:The idea behind active rest is that you do some kind of light activity,
Speaker:preferably in nature or outdoors, and naturally rejuvenate your energy active
Speaker:rest could be something like taking a short walk outside after lunch, or even
Speaker:just some light stretching at your desk.
Speaker:The important thing is that you're moving and you're not connected to a
Speaker:screen or other mind stimulating devices.
Speaker:So what I mean by that is no Twitter, no Facebook, no Instagram
Speaker:that is not considered active rest.
Speaker:Now, one caveat to this is that if you're going to go outside for a walk,
Speaker:if you're going to be in nature, plugging into an audiobook is totally fine.
Speaker:Ideally, it's something different than your line of work.
Speaker:I find biographies really inspiring and I love using them.
Speaker:When I go for a walk, it's a perfect compliment to active rest techniques.
Speaker:The benefit of nature and movement includes of course, increased
Speaker:energy, lowered stress as well as burning fat and stronger muscles.
Speaker:Now that is ideal.
Speaker:And rather than lying down, taking a nap who doesn't want
Speaker:less fat and more muscles.
Speaker:one thing to keep in mind is that though throughout our day, our energy levels
Speaker:oscillate for some of you, your peak focus might occur first thing in the morning.
Speaker:And for others, it might be later in the evening, maybe even after your work hours.
Speaker:you've probably heard the term morning, Lark or night O.
Speaker:Now this refers to your chronotype.
Speaker:If you're not with familiar, what a chronotype is, it's similar to your
Speaker:circadian rhythm, where your circadian rhythm dictates, what time you wake up
Speaker:and what time you go to sleep every day.
Speaker:And it usually is pretty close to the same day after day.
Speaker:Your chronotype is a little bit different in that it refers to your
Speaker:energy fluctuations throughout a day.
Speaker:So if you wake up at, let's say 7:00 AM in the morning and you go to sleep at
Speaker:10 or 11 o'clock at night, your energy's going to peak and then it's going to drop.
Speaker:And then it's gonna come up back again.
Speaker:So that's your chronotype?
Speaker:There's three, generally three different kinds of prototypes.
Speaker:There is the morning Lark, which I mentioned the night owl and
Speaker:in between what we refer to as.
Speaker:Dove or sometimes refer to as the third bird.
Speaker:each of these have very different energy levels, energy spikes,
Speaker:and dips throughout the day.
Speaker:Now, if you're not sure which one you are, you can take the
Speaker:quiz@ourwebsiteatbewelldowell.fm slash daily planner.
Speaker:Now, the reason the link says daily planner, which is also going to be in the
Speaker:show notes below, is that we developed a planner specifically around chronotypes.
Speaker:Chronotypes are a fundamental pillar for how you get your work
Speaker:done during your day efficiently.
Speaker:And when you know your chronotype, when you understand your peaks and your
Speaker:troughs and your energy levels, you will literally supercharge your productivity.
Speaker:Now I'm curious, do you spend time engaging in active rest?
Speaker:I'd love to hear from you.
Speaker:Send me a message and let me know what you.
Speaker:that's all for today.
Speaker:Join me tomorrow where I'll be talking about why every entrepreneur needs to
Speaker:be writing their vivid vision daily.
Speaker:I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.