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Relax & Rejuvenate

Manage your Sleep

Balanced Routine

You have read successful people’s lifestyle, you have seen them transform. But one key aspect of their lifestyle not many people notice is that they master the skill of “sleeping”. For many, going to bed before midnight and waking up before 7 is a real challenge.

This is because of poor sleep management skills. As a matter of fact, statistics by Canada shows that 43% of men and 55% of women face trouble in falling asleep at night. Poor sleeping routine is one of the most common things in your lifestyle today. I, like many of you, battle the same challenge every night. Between my hectic academic and work schedule I constantly find myself out of sleep. But why is sleep that important? A good night’s sleep makes you feel energized, almost as if you are re-born. It is really important to give rest to your mind. But the real task is how are we going to do that? I firmly believe whenever you feel exhausted and cannot concentrate go to sleep. You might be able to finish that task in less time efficiently once you are up. I have started to develop a proper routine in life.

Try and develop the same body routine everyday as it sets internal body clock and helps optimize the quality of sleep. Adding to this, try and avoid sleeping extra on the weekends. Yes, it is a good excuse to sleep extra on weekends to cover it, but it ruins your routine in life. Napping is one important skill to develop. It is not important to know how to take a nap, it is important to know when to!! You must know the limit of nap when sleeping in afternoon. Well, I believe healthy routine is important to a healthy lifestyle. And a healthy lifestyle is a balanced life.

Sources: https://www.dummies.com/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/five-shocking-facts-about-canadians-sleep-habits-1.3598273

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Healthy Work Life

Learn to say “No”

Famous Steve jobs once said, “It’s only by saying no that you can really concentrate the things that are really important”. I was always raised with the skill of never to say no to anything. From someone asking me to cover their shifts, to helping them after the work hours. I have always found myself getting into trouble because of this. I find myself exhausted, over stressed a lot many times. Yes, it is wonderful skill to possess, but could lead to situations you wished you weren’t part off. Overtime, it leads to one feeling under-appreciated and under-paid at work as well.

As I grew up, I developed habits to help myself get over this. First and foremost, I think thoroughly before committing to a task. This is important as once you commit and step back, not only it harms your image but doubts your character. Secondly, as the author Paulo Coelho quotes, “Don’t say maybe, if u want to say no.” This means to be direct and firm on your approach. This protects you from getting into future disputes. Another thing I analysed was that, realize the effects before saying yes. Agreeing to working late on weekday could affect your morning lecture and hence your overall grades. Learn the effects and analyse the pros and cons of it. This will help you prioritize about things. Weather it really deserves your valuable time or not. Last but not the least, put your needs above all. Be selfish, because not everyone you see cares about you. Remember, there’s nothing more important than a peaceful balanced life. Below is a great video with some tips on how to say no politely.

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Food & Health

Balanced Diet for Balanced Life

Having a Balanced diet is tough, having a balanced life is rough. Diet is one of the key important aspect in one’s life. However, with busy lifestyle of this generation, it has become impossible to eat healthy. In fact, according to an analysis of historical data on food-spending habits by the University of Arkansas, eating out has increased from 25.9% of consumers in 1970 to a current record of 43.5%. As a matter of fact, obesity in Canada has evidently increased. Have you ever wondered why? It is because the working class ignore their health chasing money. A properly maintained healthy diet is key to success.

You have probably came across the phrase, “Sound mind develops in a sound body”. A proper nutritious diet helps to grow your thinking skills and make you more active in life. You yourself have experienced this that, after eating fast food your mood kinds of get off and you feel dizzy. On the other hand, after eating healthy food your body cells get activated and you feel better. It is very important to know what you feed your body. Especially when you are working long hours, feed yourself good food. It helps you maintain concentration. With eating the right food, you also need to assure that you eat food on the correct time. Breakfast meals are the most important one’s and yet are ignored the most. Timing is precious. After all, a cup of coffee in morning could lead to a beautiful day but could lead to sleepless night. Remember money, fame, success won’t stay till death, but your body will! Make sure you build a body to carry till you’re old.

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