8 habits that drain energy

Here are the top 8 bad habits that drain your energy.

Spending too much time on mobile phones

In modern times, a person can receive hundreds of millions of pieces of information every day. We constantly swipe our fingers on the smartphone screen, looking at one thing after another until we realize that several hours have disappeared, leaving only fatigue and emptiness. Study and work plans are delayed. If this continues, it will drag your life down.

"In an age of information explosion, not knowing how to proactively prevent it is a disaster," said American psychiatrist Louise Lynn Hay.

Always blame yourself

A cognitive trap in psychology is called “attribution of personalization” — the phenomenon in which a person assumes that bad things that happen to them are their own doing. For example, if a friend turns down an invitation to lunch, a person may immediately think that they did something wrong. When someone else doesn’t respond to a text message, they may wonder if it left a bad impression on them.

The reality is that there are many things in life but very few things are related to you. Don't attack yourself, look at life in front of you, smile at what you have. Live in the present, don't think about the future, don't be sad about the past, your life will naturally be more relaxed.

Loss of emotional control

In traditional Chinese medicine it is "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon" writes: "Anger harms the liver, joy harms the heart, sadness harms the lungs, thoughts harm the spleen, fear harms the kidneys." Each emotion corresponds to an organ in the body. Excessive emotions can damage the body and drain a person's energy.

English novelist Charles Dickens said: "Health of the emotions and mind is more powerful than a hundred kinds of intelligence." Without peaceful emotions, there will be no abundant energy.

When you realize that you are losing control of your emotions, you must learn to help yourself. When you are angry, you can count to yourself to cool down. When you are sad, listen to some music or talk to others to relieve stress. Only when you are in a good mood can you face the ups and downs of life with the most positive state.

High intensity social interaction

American psychologist Patrick King proposed a concept called "social battery". He pointed out that each person's social capacity is limited, every conversation and every expression we make consumes battery.

You may have encountered a situation where you bump into a new friend and chat for hours, but the next day you don’t want to say another word. Or you attend a lively party, chat and laugh freely, then collapse on the sofa when you get home. That’s the result of a period of high social interaction.

Intense social interaction will not benefit your life. It wastes a lot of time, money and energy, only leaving your body tired and numb.

If possible, avoid meaningless gatherings and social activities that drain your body and mind. Only by curbing excessive enthusiasm and cutting off complicated relationships can you conserve your energy and bring yourself a sense of peace.

Excessive worry

Psychologist Aaron T. Baker (USA) once said that what really knocks people down is never the event itself but the thoughts that exacerbate the problem in the head. Over-speculation will overwhelm us, before the truth happens.

The best attitude in life is to be cautious about the things you can control and optimistic about the things you cannot control.

Unhealthy eating

If you are hungry in the morning, you will feel sleepy and tired. Eating food that has been left for a long time will make you have a stomachache and feel weak. Whether you eat well or not directly determines your physical health and mental state. When your health declines and you no longer have the strength to do anything, small, normal things will become big things.

Always locked in the room

Nowadays, many people's lives revolve around two places: work and home. People will lose vitality if they stay in a closed space for a long time. At this time, you need to go out for a walk, such as walking around the park, the street, the night market.

These things are small but can dilute the fatigue of the day. When you are in a large environment, you will feel more comfortable.

Torment yourself for past mistakes

In fact, many bad things in life are only temporary. If you do not let go of yourself, the pain will follow you and torment you all the time. None of us can change the past, so it is best to bury it deep in your heart. Let go of complicated things, and ignore painful things.

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