How to Get the Most Out of a Day Off & Not Feel Guilty
The Intentional Advantage
Tanya Dalton
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2019
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
You shouldn't feel guilty about taking a day off. But let's be honest, a lot of times we do feel bad about taking that time for ourselves. Today's episode is all about taking that time for yourself and feeling really good about it. Sometimes all we really need is a one-day break or personal day to feel recharged. I'll share how setting intentions for your day will lead you to a productive (or relaxing) day off. I discuss why you should be mindful of how you want to feel at the end of your day and share 10 suggestions for how to spend a day off guilt-free.
What's In This Episode:
Taking breaks from work
The importance of being intentional
How to be mindful when planning your day
Choosing where to focus your time and energy
Tips for spending a day off from work guilt-free
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Season 10 of Productivity Paradox with Tanya Dalton, a podcast focused on helping you |
| 0:09.0 | achieve your best life. Join Tanya this season as she explores the concept of bending time |
| 0:14.4 | so you could stay focused on what matters most. To get her free checklist, five minutes to peak |
| 0:19.8 | productivity, simply go to inkellpress.com slash podcast. |
| 0:24.7 | And now here's your host, Tanya Dalton. |
| 0:28.3 | Hello, hello, everyone. |
| 0:30.2 | Welcome to Productivity Paradox. |
| 0:32.1 | I'm your host, Tanya Dalton. |
| 0:34.2 | And this is episode 130. |
| 0:37.3 | How to get the most out of a day off and not feel guilty. |
| 0:42.2 | That's the kicker, right? I mean, we can take a day off, but then a lot of times we feel bad about it. |
| 0:49.1 | We feel like we don't have a right to taking that time for ourselves. So today's episode is all about taking that time for |
| 0:56.0 | yourself and feeling really good about it. And actually, today is the last episode of our season |
| 1:02.7 | on bending time. It's hard to believe, right? We've been discussing all season long how to stretch |
| 1:08.9 | out our time and allow ourselves to really enjoy it instead of |
| 1:13.2 | allowing it to just rush right by. Yes, time is linear, but it also has the ability to bend |
| 1:20.4 | and stretch, and that's what we've been working on over the last 13 episodes. Last week, we talked |
| 1:27.1 | about the importance of taking vacations for both our |
| 1:30.2 | mental and our physical health. As we discussed, our minds and our bodies really need to take |
| 1:36.1 | break so that we can recharge. Vacations are really important to take advantage of. So today, |
| 1:42.2 | I thought we could segue a little bit from last week's episode |
| 1:45.4 | and focus on smaller vacations, like taking a single day off or taking a personal day, |
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