4 Weekend Morning Habits To Do Away With Work Stress & Be Ready For The Next

No one likes Monday mornings. However, since we are now working from home, even weekends feel the same. 

Sure, there aren’t deadlines and client calls but you are practically at the same place and doing the same things (minus making excel sheets) which can be monotonous and frustrating. 

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It’s okay to feel all baffled and restless throughout the week since you are swamped with work but your weekends, especially the mornings of the days you are off work, should feel and look different so you can be more relaxed and productive the next week.

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Here are 4 morning habits you can incorporate into your weekend routine to make your off-duty days:

1. Break Out Of The Rut

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While you spend the rest of the mornings having a quick breakfast and opening your work laptop to start off with your daily targets, take the weekend mornings for some recreational activities that you love. 

Go for a run, schedule a morning match of your favourite sport with your friends or simply have coffee sitting on your balcony with your family.  

2. Plan Out The Day & The Week

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If you make a mental note of all the fun things you’d do on the weekend but before you know it, Monday sets in (feeling of the weekend passing by) and you have done absolutely nothing, you are not alone. 

Planning your day out in the morning itself would help you space out your time to run errands and tick things off your weekend to-do list.

To avoid hassle at work through the week, plan for the next 5 days too. Take some time out and make a to-do list for all the important tasks, meetings and projects. 

3. Stay Away From The Screen

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If it’s before 12 pm and you are already on your phone scrolling through social media, get away and indulge in better things. 

All your days are spent on the screen anyway, so keep your screen time limited and less on weekends so you (and your eyes) are not tired even before lunchtime.    

4. Indulge In Self-care

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Keep an hour or so of your weekend mornings for some ‘me time’. Whether it is an hour of hitting the gym, yoga or treating your hair with a nice champi session (convince the nearest human to do you the favour) that relaxes you. It will make you look and feel good throughout the week.