Plan Your Relaxation

If you want to intentionally relax without falling into the trap of binge-watching, you need to decide how you want to relax before the evening starts.

Otherwise, your brain will naturally choose the path of least resistance which is usually opening Netflix or scrolling endlessly.

The practice I’ve started is really simple: every day, I write down one or two things I want to do after work. Then, when the evening comes, I don’t have to figure out what to do. I just look at my notebook and do what I already decided.

It’s a small thing, but giving your brain a direction makes it so much easier to spend your free time intentionally.