Work and rest

After a period of intense labour you need to rest and relax ... but this truism is

often ignored!!! All too often you soldier on in spite of your fatigue, without taking time

out to recuperate. But you must never push yourself too far. Try to realise that

tiredness is an alarm signal, which indicates that you have used up all your reserves

for the time being. As soon as you feel tired you need to stop, at least for a few

moments.

The stresses and strains of a permanently hectic life can wear you out without

you even realising it. They prevent you from resting, and what starts as mere

insomnia may develop into the deepest depression. If you are constantly on your

toes and over-working, this can cause psychological problems which mean that most

of your energies become blocked.

Try to keep nervous tension within acceptable limits. Learn to live in a calm,

relaxed state!

Contrary to what many people believe, you won’t waste any time (the great

phobia of our age!) by interspersing your activities with periods of rest - you will in

fact gain time! Because when you are refreshed and relaxed, you work much better

and much faster, and will increase your output accordingly.

When you feel tiredness creeping over you, do this exercise: close your eyes,

and then using your fingertips, gently massage your temples in a circular motion,

work across over the ears and down towards the nape of your neck, then stop (do

this about ten times). Then breathe deeply and yawn three or four times.

If you put these principles into practice you will become something that is rare

these days - a relaxed man or woman - and by virtue of this very fact, you will be

capable of working smoothly and efficiently.