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2020 has been a crazy year for everyone. We\u2019ve all experienced substantial shifts in how our routines, our work, and our days flow. We\u2019re spending way more time in front of screens, both at work and at home, and less time in person with our colleagues and friends. Chances are you\u2019re feeling a level of exhaustion beyond anything you\u2019ve felt before. I think that everyone is feeling this on one level or another; whether it\u2019s a dull and constant feeling of low energy or an acute sense of complete overwhelm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the holiday parties, the family gatherings, the busy streets full of shoppers will all be on hold until next year. But that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t get some solid restoration in through the break and rebuild resilience for January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The secret to making the most of your holidays is practicing High-Performance Rest<\/strong>. What the heck is High-Performance Rest (\u201cHPR\u201d)? It might sound like a contradiction of terms, however, the concept comes from the world of elite athletes and their focus on the quality of their rest and recovery in between workouts and competition. Elite athletes know that their downtime is just as important as their training time, something the rest of us seem to have forgotten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you really want to reset and elevate your energy levels, mindset, and performance, the quality of your downtime is critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s look at three ways to master High-Performance Rest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we begin it’s important to note that HPR does not include randomly scrolling through social media, news, Youtube, or binge-watching Netflix. Part of the fatigue we’re feeling is because we\u2019re spending so much time in front of screens, and so much time consuming content. It\u2019s important to remember that when we\u2019re mindlessly scrolling, our brains are working hard to process all that information. It\u2019s by no means restful for our brain to spend time on our news or social feeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. High-Performance Rest Activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We access elevated levels of rest when we unplug and include one or more of the following activities: <\/p>\n\n\n\n