Some people say that the shortest distance in this world is from the beginning of the holiday to the end of the holiday. The long holiday, no matter how long it is, is very short, and it passes in a flash.
I don't know if you have this feeling, the closer to the day of work, the worse your whole state of life, the thought of going to work you are anxious, even afraid, can not sleep.
When it comes to the day of going to work after the festival, you are still immersed in the laziness of the Spring Festival holiday, feeling weak limbs, unresponsive, mentally weak, and lack of appetite... It was not possible to resume working status for a long time.
If you have the above symptoms, congratulations, you may have "post-holiday syndrome".
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What is "post-node syndrome"?
"Post-holiday syndrome", also known as "holiday syndrome", refers to the return of people to school or workplace after a long period of vacation, which will produce physical or psychological discomfort, resulting in low work efficiency, which is usually accompanied by negative emotions, cognitive decline and various physical and psychological symptoms.
These physical symptoms include exhaustion, headache, dizziness, insomnia, nausea, loss of appetite, and even more serious gastrointestinal reactions; while the psychological symptoms caused by post-holiday syndrome are mental weakness, upset, anxiety, neurasthenia, fear, etc.
In fact, most of us will have "post-holiday syndrome" to a greater or lesser extent, but the severity is different.
Why do hit workers get "post-holiday syndrome"?
Physiologically speaking, it is mainly because the long holiday breaks the original biological clock, the diet becomes irregular, often big fish, meat, overeating; sleep is also irregular, staying up all night has become a common thing. Suddenly returning to work, from irregular, excessive relaxation state to physical, mentally highly tense, regular work state, if there is no buffer period, many people are difficult to adapt to the tense rhythm of work and life in time.
Another important reason for the "post-holiday syndrome" is that each of us has our own "dynamic stereotype".
The so-called "dynamic stereotyping" means that in daily life, if a person is more stable in engaging in a certain activity, the external and internal conditions of the body are stimulated, and they are repeated many times in a certain order, and the relationship between the excitement and inhibition process on his cerebral cortex in space and time can be fixed.
The habits, skills and lifestyles that people develop in life are all the establishment of dynamic stereotypes in terms of physiological mechanisms. After the formation of dynamic stereotyping, it can greatly save our mental and physical exertion, reduce our burden and improve our efficacy.
The long holidays allow us to form a lazy dynamic stereotype that is not easy to change. When we return to work and need to change the lifestyle of the holiday, we still stay on the dynamic stereotype mode of the long holiday, and it is difficult to adapt to the new work model, so there will be anxiety, fear and other mentalities.
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To cope with "post-holiday syndrome", you may wish to try these 3 tricks
1) Adjust the state and restore the sense of rhythm in life
During the holidays, the rhythm of your work and life is disrupted, and when you return to the workplace, if you want to quickly get into the state of work, you have to find the sense of rhythm you once had, and you have to make adjustments both physically and psychologically. Restore the original life rules as soon as possible and re-establish the "dynamic stereotype" before the long holiday.
For example, eat regularly and regulate physical discomfort. Irregular new year diet, big fish and big meat every day, unhealthy diet can also lead to "post-holiday syndrome". Therefore, after going to work, adjust the diet, try to eat light meals and coarse grains, reduce the burden on the stomach and intestines, and alleviate the fatigue of the body.
For another example, adjust your work and rest, try to return to the work and rest time before the long holiday, and say goodbye to staying up late.
It is important to ensure adequate sleep, and only by resting well can we work well. If you can't sleep, you can stay away from electronics such as mobile phones and TVs before going to bed. To help with sleep, you can also take a hot shower before going to bed, drink a cup of hot milk, soak your feet in hot water, and listen to soothing music... Rejuvenate the body and eliminate fatigue.
In the first few days of work after the holiday, you will be a little uncomfortable, so be prepared. Prepare your belongings in advance and set the clock alarm to make sure you arrive at work 5 minutes early. Don't rush, go to work calmly, and have a good mood all day.
Nature has the law of the jungle of "survival of the fittest", it is also applicable to the workplace, people who can quickly adjust their state and quickly adapt to the environment will definitely win in the workplace.
2) Make a job list and regain a sense of control in the workplace
After a long vacation and then go to work, everyone's state will inevitably decline, but the backlog of work, new tasks are not waiting for people, you will suddenly face a thousand and one jobs, but do not know how to start.
At this time, don't worry. Make a To Do List, make a list of the work you need to deal with, prioritize it, make a list of work, and you know what you have to do, which gives you a sense of control in the workplace.
Many people make a list, but the implementation effect is not good, and one important reason is that some of the work in the list is too difficult to complete.
Returning to work after the holiday doesn't have to do too complicated and difficult work. Reduce the difficulty of starting, make it easy for yourself to complete the work, and get a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Otherwise, you can't get the job done, and what you get is full of frustration.
There is a question on the Internet about "how to get up early", and a highly praised answer is "sit up first".
Similarly, "How to start work after a long vacation"? Start with a very simple job where a good start is half the battle.
3) Establish a new year FLAG, and find a sense of purpose in life
The plan of the year lies in the spring, and the most effective way to start the new year is to think about the work and life goals of the new year.
Only when you find your purpose in life can you have the motivation to work hard and live a good life.
If you haven't done it after the Spring Festival, you can just use the time when you go to work at the beginning of the holiday to plan it well. If you've done it, then you can also revisit it at this time to see if there are any adjustments.
Many people were proud when they first established FLAG, but the real implementation became "intermittent hesitation and ambition, continuous mixed eating and so on", and at the end of the year, one BYOG became a column of shame for punching faces.
How to be motivated by the goal? The willpower dividend teaches us a goal-setting WOOP model.
WOOP is a combination of 4 English word initials:
W (Wish): Wish, big goal; that is, to clarify your wishes, goals;
O (Outcome): Depicting the scene of the realization of the wish and the goal; that is, imagining the scene after the goal is achieved in the brain (to be clear and specific);
O (Obstacle): obstacle, the resistance to achieving the goal; that is, rational analysis of the obstacles that may be encountered in the pursuit of the goal;
P (Plan): Plan; that is, make a response plan and form a text, carry it with you, get up early, and read before going to bed.
For example, Ah Qiang's goal is to earn 50,000 yuan of side income by the end of 2022, which is the basis for her financial freedom, personality independence, transcendence of the environment, and self-realization.
To achieve this goal, she must objectively analyze the obstacles that may be encountered in the process of achieving the goal, and explore specific plans and actions to overcome the obstacles and thus achieve the goal. Finally, Ah Qiang's implementation plan is financial investment, financial part-time work, and consideration of shareholding cooperation.
When all this is determined, it is also necessary to write it down, read it aloud repeatedly every day, and enter the mind, so that this goal is not only in the brain, but also in the depths of the heart.
If you can achieve the FLAG you set up one by one, after each accumulation of self-confidence, the achievement is your self-discipline. When the year-end review of 2022 comes, you will have a full sense of accomplishment and pride.
At the beginning of the new year, Vientiane is renewed, I wish you a new year, starting from the "new", starting from the "heart", your life will be renewed.
Author | Huo Hui
Editor-in-charge | lot