A good book more than entertains you, it has a laundry list of benefits for your brain, including regulating your nervous system. Read a chapter or more of self-help book a day to keep you motivated. Read a novel to relax your mind.
Easy read, but extremely powerful.
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
If you need to work on your habits, and how to structure your day.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
A book that shows you how to get from A to B, without bullshit.
Straight-Line Leadership: Tools for Living with Velocity and Power in Turbulent Times
In case you forgot, you are a badass.
You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
If you need a dose of harsh truth, this is the book.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
A completely different perspective on life.
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
2. Keep Learning
Stimulate new neuro connection by learning new information.
Ultimately, it doesnt matter what your learn, your brain will still develop new pathways. Learn something that interests you!
Self Directed Learning Is the Key to New Skills and Knowledge
A wide variety of topics to pick from.
TED Talks
Hidden Brain podcast gives you lessons on how to strengthen your mental health.
Hidden Brain on Apple Podcasts
Mental health professional Rebecca Hintze, is excellent at examining timely social issues and ways of navigating them that protect our well-being.
Emotions Mentor podcast
If you are short on time, this is a great podcast to learn something new.
Psychology in 10 Minutes
Lots of different topics with different quests.
The Joe Rogan Experience
3. Sleep hygiene
Reduce caffein intake, by switching to cacao.
Crewed Cacao
Calm meditation to transition you to sleep.
Experience Calm
Reduce source of bright light that wakes you up, by using red light.
LOHAS Red Night Light Plug in,
Track your sleep hygiene through a stylish ring.
Oura
4. Positive affirmations
Your mind needs to be trained to view things differently. This is a good training to start with.
Mind Power Training | Law of Attraction Manifestation | John Kehoe
Walking meditation for your mind.
Dr Joe Dispenza – Walk for the World Meditation ENGLISH
Meditation is a powerful tool to access your mind. Choose your meditation.
Meditations
Short mindfulness practice every day.
Daily Meditation Podcast
A journal might help you create a habit of creating affirmations every day.
Positive Affirmations Journal: 100 Prompts
5. Build an exercise routine
Working out your muscles also exercises your mind.
Lots of at home workouts for FREE!!!
FitOn – #1 Free Fitness App, Stop Paying for Home Workouts
If you are looking to create gym at home.
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Exercise doesnt have to be a lot, it could be just a walk. A blog to that goes into detail about benefits of walking every day.
Benefits of Walking every day.
Shoes for your walk/run/exercises.
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6. Tap into your ultradian rhythm
This is a blog about human rhythms, if you love to learn about human mind.
Use the Science of Ultradian Rhythms To Boost Productivity, Energy, and Willpower
A book that explains WHY it is so hard to keep up with life, why we are tired… and what you can do. It is not a fast and easy fix, so dont expect that.
The Healthy Deviant: A Rule Breaker's Guide to Being Healthy in an Unhealthy World
If you need shorter periods of productivity then 90min, this might be a method for you.
The Pomodoro Technique: How breaks improve productivity and well-being
Free downloadable, if you would like to try pomodoro technique.
Pomodoro Technique PDF worksheets: To-Do List & Pomodoro Tracker
