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Overcoming The Afternoon Blues
April 8, 2006
If you’re anything like most people, you get tired and
unfocused around 2 o’clock in the afternoon. This causes a
loss of focus and productive energy. This letter will give
you a few solutions to this problem, helping you increase
your productivity and hopefully, income.
This mid afternoon sluggishness usually comes from your
body’s need to digest your lunch. Also, our bodies are
biologically programmed to “shut down” for sleep twice per
24 hour period. For most people this is around 11:00 PM
and 2:00 PM. If only this didn’t happen during work hours!
Here are a few tips to deal with this slump and increase
your productivity…
1. Create good sleep habits during “normal” sleeping hours.
The number one cause of daytime drowsiness is lack of
sleep at night. Many of us stay awake watching TV, reading
or working. This is a paradox in a way. If we weren’t so
tired during the day, we would get all of our work and
reading done during waking hours. To solve this, create
good sleep habits at night. Don’t work in your bedroom.
Make your sleeping room, a room of peace and relaxation.
Try to get 7-8 hours of un-interrupted sleep every night.
2. Keep your body in good physical shape. The more you
become out of good physical shape, the more energy it takes
to stay awake and move around. Additionally, your heart
and lungs become weaker and struggle to keep up with the
pace that your life demands. Get good conditioning and
cardiovascular exercise at least 3 times per week. Don’t
think that you need to become a body builder or be able to
lift a million pounds. Exercise to be healthy, not the
next Miss America or Mr. Universe.
3. Learn a good after lunch meditation...breathe! Most
people are oxygen deprived. Learning good breathing and
meditation practices will drastically boost your energy and
mental clarity. Meditation can be done in just 15 minutes
and will give you the energy and focus you need to finish
off your day. Focus on your breath for 15 minutes while
listening to relaxing music without words. If you become
distracted and lose track of your breath, it’s okay, that’s
normal. Just start focusing on your breath again.
Remember to take deep breaths, filling your lungs
completely while doing this.
Being a martial artist I prefer, of course to use martial
arts for all 3 of these items. You can get into the best
physical shape of your life, learn meditation techniques
and give you bullet proof confidence. Most people find
that after the first 2 weeks they already are getting more
benefits than they expected. The nice thing about martial
arts, if taught right, you can learn at your own pace and
you have a personal coach that helps you get over the road
blocks. Unlike a gym where you often fill like your in a
fish bowl and are left to figure it all out for yourself.
To a better life,
Robert Jones
Master Instructor
The Academy of Kempo Martial Arts
P.S. My 3 studios are located in Bellevue, Kent, and
Lynnwood, Washington. If you live near one of those
locations, please contact me at 800-508-6141.
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