Second Cup: Cultivate a Saturday vibe
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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeart Radio. Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's tip is that you can cultivate a Saturday vibe any day of the week. It's good to feel relaxed, no matter what else is going on. Indeed, a little relaxation might actually make you more creative if you leave yourself open to that possibility. So most Junes, I have used the phrase that June is the Friday night of summer. All is new and the future is full of possibility. But I had never really continued with that metaphor. If June is Friday, then July is Saturday. I think a Saturday mindset sounds like a positive thing. If you picture a typical Saturday, there is probably some stuff you need to do.
But you are also trying to relax, to connect, and to have some fun as well. I think it is possible to cultivate a Saturday vibe any day of the week. I have certainly been trying to do that this summer. Since my kids' camps start a little later than school, I've been enjoying setting my alarm a little later too, but not so much later that I can't get up and enjoy a quiet cup of coffee, often outside, before my workday begins. I've been taking the kids in the pool most nights. An evening activity makes any day feel like a weekend, even if it really isn't. As for work, I've been allowing myself to work at what I consider a relaxed pace. Now, don't get me wrong, the same amount of stuff still needs to get done as it does any other time of year.
But I have found that by creating a limited to-do list for any given day, and then actually getting all of it done, time can feel more spacious. I can go find other things to do when I finish, and I often do. but it all feels like a bonus. How productive we feel is almost always more about mindset than anything else. Perhaps you too might try to cultivate a Saturday vibe.
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Can you ease into your day? That might involve waking up a little bit earlier, but sometimes that's all right, especially if you get to bed on time. Can you limit what makes it onto your calendar each day? Probably, maybe one of those meetings isn't adding a whole lot of value. Perhaps it can go. Maybe you can put a little bit more thought into dinner like you might on a weekend and have a relaxed meal at night. The party can't go on too long if you have work the next day. But having some intention for the evening makes any evening feel more festive. Maybe it's a walk around the neighborhood. Maybe it's visiting that new gelato place. Maybe it's having the neighbors over to chat on the porch. If you've got little kids, make sure you have at least a little bit of time where you don't need to be on constant vigilance.
Trade off with your partner. Or go for a 15-minute walk after work and before you pick them up from daycare. Or at least really note how much time you have after they go to bed and before you do. Celebrate that time like you would a Saturday night party. It's good to feel relaxed. Certainly it's better than feeling like a giant ball of stress. And curiously, I find that when I am relaxed, I'm more creative. I entertain ideas as they come without worrying about whether I have the right one. I do a little bit here and there and it all adds up to something. There's some neuroscience research to back this up. When the mind is relaxed, that's when it tends to piece things together and sort through problems.
Why does the host compare June to Friday and July to Saturday?
Stress narrows your vision. Relaxation opens things up. So why not cultivate a Saturday vibe? Even if it's Monday, there is no reason to be stressed out. Not all days can be Saturday, but perhaps they can feel like it. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening. And here's to making the most of our time.
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