How long can you endure

So how do we recover and build resilience? But surely everyone reading this has had times where you lie in bed for hours, unable to fall asleep because your brain is thinking about work. If you lie in bed for eight hours, you may have rested, but you can still feel exhausted the next day.

Stopping does not equal recovering. External recovery refers to actions that take place outside of work—e. Our brains need a rest as much as our bodies do. If you really want to build resilience, you can start by strategically stopping.

Give yourself the resources to be tough by creating internal and external recovery periods. In her upcoming book The Future of Happiness , based on her work at Yale Business School, Amy Blankson describes how to strategically stop during the day by using technology to control overworking.

She suggests downloading the Instant or Moment apps to see how many times you turn on your phone each day. The average person turns on their phone times every day. If every distraction took only 1 minute which would be seriously optimistic , that would account for 2.

You can use apps like Offtime or Unplugged to create tech free zones by strategically scheduling automatic airplane modes. In addition, you can take a cognitive break every 90 minutes to recharge your batteries. Try to not have lunch at your desk, but instead spend time outside or with your friends — not talking about work. Take all of your paid time off, which not only gives you recovery periods, but raises your productivity and likelihood of promotion.

The results have been fantastic. We are usually tired already by the time we get on a plane, and the cramped space and spotty internet connection make work more challenging.

Now, instead of swimming upstream, we relax, meditate, sleep, watch movies, journal, or listen to entertaining podcasts. And when we get off the plane, instead of being depleted, we feel rejuvenated and ready to return to the performance zone. You have 1 free article s left this month. You are reading your last free article for this month. Subscribe for unlimited access. Create an account to read 2 more. Personal resilience. Try really hard, and then stop, recover, and repeat.

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His TED talk is one of the most popular, with over 11 million views. He has lectured or researched at over a third of the Fortune and in 50 countries, as well as for the NFL, Pentagon and White House.

The doctor smiled and said your wife is 6 months pregnant with triplets. Is this man drunk? You rushed to see her, busting open the consultation room door, you saw your wife on the bed, an obstetrician nearby, and your eyes went straight to the ultrasound monitor — images of the developing fetuses of your unproclaimed triplets.

Your wife had secretly gone for a pregnancy test 4 months ago but kept it secret because well, maybe it is better you see it for yourself Hence the pregnancy test results the doctor showed you. You just slowly sat on the floor, shocked and in amazement. You became conscious of your deep thought. It is unbelievable, even after losing hope. At the very last moment, this happened. Do you believe such miracles do happen?

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