Not too long ago, I came upon a situation that I had to choose: force myself to work or take the time to recharge my brain, my body, and my spirit.

You can probably guess which one I picked. I am going to be honest, it was a bit of a mess for two weeks coordinating with my staff, but the trouble was well worth it.

Let me give you my symptoms, which I am sure many of you can identify with as well:

• Feeling like molasses

• Being in a fog

• No excitement or enthusiasm

Crazy enough, we can actually learn from our technological devices. YES! Even computers and phones need to be powered off, shut down, restarted, whatever word you want to use.

So…if “invincible” devices, devices that are not even alive need to do that, why not humans?

We humans often have unrealistic expectations for ourselves especially when it comes to being productive, but sometimes, being “unproductive” IS being productive!

Let me tell you a secret – anything can be productive as long as it improves your productivity in the long run as productivity habits are a long term game. Taking time to reset now, to breathe, gives you more momentum later!

Let’s dive into my steps that you can take to go into power saving mode.