Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning. This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is about how to fight fatigue.

Many people are staring down burnout these days.

But it is possible to make life feel better and more doable.

And maybe even keep your sense of optimism too.

To say the last 18 months have been rough is, well, an understatement.

I know these pandemic years have been especially rough for people who've lost loved ones

or who've gotten sick themselves.

They've been tough on parents who've been dealing with anxiety and schedule disruptions.

Small business owners in particular have been navigating all sorts of economic uncertainty

and rules that seem to change just as you get used to the old ones.

So we're tired.

But it is possible to fight fatigue.

Some of this is just physical self-care.

Forget the day at the spa.

Let's focus on the basics.

We're less tired when we get adequate sleep.

If you can't change when you wake up, which many responsible adults can't do,

then move what time you go to bed.

Give yourself a nice early bedtime.

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