Three simple ideas to help you stay on top of your psychological wellbeing.
1. Stay connected – interacting with others boosts feelings of well-being. Leverage your social networks, set up group chats with people you would have otherwise connected with in person. Take it a step further and actually use the phone or video chat so you can see and hear each other.
2. Keep active – Importantly keep moving, the benefits of exercise are well documented. Specifically the release of feel-good endorphins. If you can go for a walk (or run) outside as you will also get the benefits of sunlight. If not you can always or do some form of exercise at home. You could leverage the multitude of online workout videos. Importantly, keep moving.
3. Set a daily goal (or task) – when we work towards and achieve goals, we get the benefit of the feel good neurotransmitter dopamine. So whilst it may be tempting and perfectly satisfying to binge watch the 10 seasons of Friends, setting a task or goal you can achieve everyday can be beneficial to your wellbeing. Importantly set goals that are achievable, that could be chunked down into smaller tasks. For example cleaning out that one junk draw we all have, instead of attempting to spring clean the entire home.
the psych view by SAM MARCHETTA 