7 ways to actually switch off after work, ranked
We tried the usual advice so you don't have to. Ranked from least to most effective, based on what our customers tell us actually worked.
Doomscrolling on the sofa
The default, and the worst. Your body rests while your head processes two hundred strangers' opinions. You go to bed more tired than you sat down.
Watching whatever is on
Better than the phone, until you realize you are watching TV while also scrolling. Passive rest rarely turns the work-brain off, it just mutes it.
A glass of wine
Pleasant, works for an hour, and quietly makes the sleep worse. As a nightly switch-off strategy it collects interest.
The gym
Genuinely effective, when you go. The problem is that after a draining day, the gym is the first thing that gets cancelled.
Meditation apps
The right idea with a hard entry: sitting still with a busy head is a skill that takes months. Most people quit before it starts working.
Cooking something slow
Underrated. Hands busy, small decisions, a result you can eat. Loses points only because someone still has to do the dishes.
Painting by numbers
Everything the others promise, without their catch. Your hands are busy like cooking, your mind settles like meditation, but there is nothing to figure out and nothing to clean up except a brush. The numbers decide everything, so the work-brain has no job to do, and it finally goes quiet. Ten minutes in, your shoulders drop. And unlike every other item on this list, it leaves something behind: a painting, on your wall.
"Absolutely love doing this. This painting is my 4th painting. I love the peace and calmness. I am also getting better at picking pieces that are not too fiddly so I make progress and don’t get overwhelmed by a new picture."
Vicky W.
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Jacqueline H.
This one is a picture of one of the many beautiful areas in my homeland, Jamaica. It's almost finished and im very pleased. Delivery was pretty quick, as usual.
Vicky W.
Absolutely love doing this. This painting is my 4th painting. I love the peace and calmness. I am also getting better at picking pieces that are not too fiddly so I make progress and don’t get overwhelmed by a new picture.
Tannaz H.
The colors are nice, easy to work with. Only issue is that the lighter colors dont cover the number as easily so you have to go over it twice. Really fun!
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