Negative effects of a tired mind:
- Lack of motivation
- Lack of Decision Making
- Lack of Concentration
- Negative effects on your immune system
- Blocks Dopamine – which makes you feel good
- Mood is negatively affected
- Unbalanced emotional state/Burn-Out
Be Kind To Your Brain!
Here are some activities below you can do ANYWHERE to boost your mental strength, decrease stress/brain fogs, encourage positive energy, and better mental health.
Have a Regular Stress Management Routine
This routine assists you to live life more balanced between work, home, and responsibilities with boundaries. That way you can give your brain a rest and recovery with a boost of energy to tackle tasks ahead.
Get to the #Challenge
Didn’t you hear?? You can join the 30 Day Mental Health Challenge! On Good Housekeeping, there is a 30 day mental health challenge to help encourage taking on healthy activities, positive reflection, de-stressing ideas and MORE!
Practicing MINDFULNESS and GRATITUDE
Pay attention to being in the moment, peaceful sounds, thinking of good things that has happened in the day or how you made someone’s day brighter
Test Your Might – Mental Might that is…
Take on mental games, riddles, puzzles and timed mental challenges. This is a great way to get your mental strength to its maximum cognitive performance. You can even make if fun - Challenge a friend or coworker to a mental game – maybe winner gets a free lunch!
Resources:
NeuroNation – Can brain games make you smarter - https://www.neuronation.com/science/brain-games
Psychology Today - 9 Ways you can improve your mental health - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-s-mental-health-matters/201510/9-ways-you-can-improve-your-mental-health-today
Good Housekeeping – This 30 Day mental health challenge is like a makeover for your mood - https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/a26631446/30-day-mental-health-challenge/
