Feeling overwhelmed? Author Gretchen Rubin says the answer to coping with burnout starts with this one basic thing.
"Give yourself a bedtime just like you give a 3-year-old a bedtime," said Rubin."Set an alarm for that bedtime and try to be consistent because when you get enough sleep, you're not impaired."
Another cause of pandemic burnout, according to Rubin, is lack of exercise, something that's become even more common due to the end of what the host of the"Happier with Gretchen Rubin" podcast calls the"5-day-2-day" schedule. "You used to have the week and then the weekend, but now because of hybrid work schedules a lot of people, even when they go back to work, may not be in that 5-day-2-day pattern ever again," said Rubin."They may be home on Mondays or work a half day on Fridays, and for a lot of people that's going to require them to rethink how their habits are set up."
Rubin acknowledges that many people tie exercise habits to their weekly routine, stopping at the gym after work or working out after dropping their kids off at school, for example. With the change in routines brought about by the pandemic, Rubin says it may be time to build new exercise schedules."Step back and think what are your aims? What kind of exercise do you want to get? How often do you want to get it?" she said.
"You may need to build new habits due to the disruption of the old ones," Rubin added."You may have to rebuild a new way of doing the things that you know make you feel better, not just reestablish your old habits."
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