Ten ways to relax after get off work to relieve work stress

Sleeping late at night, not getting up in the morning, and rushing to catch the bus to go to work, most office workers should be like this! The tedious and repetitive work content makes people very irritable, but they have to endure it for the sake of life. After finally getting off work, the body and mind are already very tired! So, how to relax yourself at this time? Here are ten methods:

1. Leave work in the office

Try not to bring work home after get off work, and even if you have to, do not work from home more than two nights a week.

Make a list two hours before leaving work to figure out what you must complete today and what can be left for tomorrow. This way you’ll have plenty of time to complete tasks and less time to worry about outside of work.

Before you eat dinner, go to the gym, or pick up your kids, take 3-5 minutes to close your eyes and breathe deeply. Imagine breathing fresh air into your abdomen and exhaling the waste air completely. This will help you clear your mind and relieve the stress of work.

Buy or make a large basket or wooden box and place it outside your home. Put your briefcase or tool bag in there as soon as you walk into the house, and never touch it until you leave the house the next day.

If you're having a hard time at work and it's still impossible to relax when you get home, pick up a pen and paper. Write down all the difficulties or unpleasantness you have encountered in one breath, and then tear up the piece of paper and throw it away.

Create some kind of "ritual" for yourself to separate your daily work and family life. This ritual could be talking to your child about school at the dinner table or drinking a tall glass of lemonade.

A cluttered home can amplify daytime stress by giving you a feeling of being out of control. Spend 5 minutes tidying up your home before going to bed, and you can return to a neat and elegant home the next day.

Put on some of your favorite music while you prepare dinner, pay bills, or do the laundry. Cheerful and pleasant music can add a lot of fun to your housework.

If you are driving home from get off work, you can play your favorite CD or audiobook; if you are taking the bus or subway, you can read a chapter of a novel... In short, spending a few minutes doing something you like on the way home from get off work can help relieve the stress of work.

If you try to get all your chores done overnight, you'll naturally feel stressed and anxious. On the contrary, if you can arrange it reasonably or leave some housework to the weekend, you can make doing housework a means of relaxing after work.