Busy, Yet Pretty - Productivity Without Burnout: The ‘Low-Energy, High-Output’ Routine

Episode Date: May 11, 2026

In this episode Jadyn shares tips on being productive without burning out—an important practice for staying Busy, Yet Pretty. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello, my love. Welcome back to the Busy Yet Pretty Podcast. I'm your host, Jaden Haley. If you're new here, welcome. We talk all about how to become the best version of you, solo dates, hobbies, and honestly just enjoying your life. And we're very seasonal here. I just love the seasons, whether, whatever season it is, I try to show you how you can

just adapt to it and kind of find your groove in the season with the routines and just finding things that make you happy during that season. But anyways, I am very excited about to. today's episode because today's episode is something that I feel like we all struggle with when we are either burnt out or just low energy and that's why we just want progress. We want progress, but we can't force progress when we're tired or just not feeling like showing up today. But you know what? That's okay because we all feel that way. So today's episode is a productivity without burnout and the low energy high output routine. The thing is with productivity, it can be so hard to be

productive if you're feeling burnt out. And it also can be so hard to show up for yourself when you have low energy. So I feel like just having productivity without the burnout and also having a low energy high output routine can literally save you with progress and also remaining consistent without feeling like you are on your last breaking point. Because it's not always about the end goal. It's about the journey also. So we want to enjoy the journey and make sure we actually are nurturing yourself throughout the process. I'm very excited to get into today's episode, but first off, let's do our weekly review. So this week, I started my garden and you guys should definitely tune in to my TikTok and Instagram. I have a full garden series that's starting where I turned this like old

desk stand that I saw on the side of the road that I'm turning into a garden. So it looks so cute so far. So I'm very excited to show you guys, but make sure to tune in for the garden series. Another thing this week is I have had the worst stomach egg. I don't know what's going on. My stomach is always very up and down, always hurting. And my doctors are like, you need to start the low sugar and the very intense protocol that I have to start. But at the same time, I have a hard time because I love my snacks and I love things, but I also need to heal. So I need to kind of just lock into that. And I honestly have been, I've been really well with the diet and I've been really good with just staying like on routine of what I with my stomach, but still my stomach is just not working out lately. And I just have not been feeling

the best. So instead of forcing myself to do stuff when I don't feel good, it's so important for me to rest. So I have just been taking long naps, naps during the day and just relaxing, even watching TV during the day and laying in bed. Like that is resting. That's healing and that's going to better fuel you to get back to what you need to do. So you need to give yourself that time to recharge and refuel. So I kind of have just been kind of chilling this week. And another thing this week is I've been tapping into wellness mornings without my phone. I for a long time have always been like I need to wake up and not have my phone in my site. But instead of not having my phone in my site, because it's kind of hard where you want to put music on or put a podcast on. I have just been

having a no scroll morning. So when I wake up, I'll put on a podcast or some music lately. It just I'm always playing Taylor Swift in the morning. I don't know what it is. It just gets my mood. so happy. I also play a hoser in the morning. So those are like my two favorites. But I have just been loving that, having a no-scroll morning and just enjoying the outdoors. I'll go outside. I'll eat my breakfast outside. And also tapping into wellness where I'll walk on my acupressure mat or I'll go on like my vibration plate. And it just is really nice to do those things before the, you know, busy, hectic day ahead. Now and to my current obsessions of the week. My current obsessions right now are rainy days. I know rainy days are so hated on for some reason, but rainy days to me are just so

comforting and I'm just trying to soak them up before the summer heat starts. Another current obsession right now is matcha with vanilla creamer and sprinkles. I have a hard time pacing myself if I get fixated on something. So I'm like, I need to not be downing that much sugar every single day because my stomach right now. But I will treat myself once in a while to just having a matcha with the vanilla creamer and then adding cute little rainbow sprinkles. I just love sprinkles. I love to put them on everything. They're cute. And honestly, it feeds my soul. It may not feed my stomach very well, but it feeds my soul. And another current obsession right now is my sunscreen. I use the time beam sunscreen. And I don't know why. And I've heard nobody say this, but it smells like strawberry milk. I love it so much. Like every single

time I put it on in the morning, I look forward to it because it literally smells like a strawberry, like shake or strawberry milk. Maybe some people won't think that, but I literally feel like it's exactly that, and it just smells so good. Now to the goal of the week. My goal of the week right now is to work more on my garden. I need to start getting more of the potting beds. I think that's what they're called, like the garden beds, to start adding the soil into and my herbs so I can start planning those. Right now I was really just working on the stands. So now I need to actually start working on the herbs. Another thing this week is I need to start a new show because I just finished the OC and oh my gosh, It was so good.

It was seriously one of the best shows I've ever watched. But let me know if you have any good show recommendations. I've had two on my list for a while, desperate housewives and one tree hills. So I either will start one of those. But please give me your rucks because you guys always have the best recommendations. And another goal of the week right now is to eat mostly warming, nourishing foods. I feel like warming foods can be so nourishing and just make your body feel more calm. So definitely want to start tapping more into that.

Now on to your affirmation of the week. I make progress without having to work myself until I'm burnt out. Preach. Literally preach. That is an affirmation you should be living by because imagine if we are always trying to just work herself to our limits just to have progress. That's only going to leave us burnt out and having to start from plan A again. We need to start working with intention and start realizing, okay, I'm going to work consistently

what I can do because a little is better than nothing at all. So I just love that affirmation so much. Now on to your self-love question of the week. What do I find is my biggest challenge right now? I love that question so much because sometimes it's really good to just reflect and see what is holding us back. What's our challenge? What is something that's hard for us right now? Because sometimes when we just have a lot of things bothering us, we don't even know what is truly bothering us.

So it's sometimes good to just write it out on paper. That happened to me even last month. I was like, what is bothering me? I started just listing things out. And then it became more clear to me. where I'm like, okay, that's fixable. Okay, that's going to need more time. That I need to figure out internally and just different things

where it's like, okay, you know, all of this is actually fixable once it's on paper and trying to break it down. So I really recommend asking yourself, what is the biggest challenge that you have right now? Now it's time for the podcast review. If you want to be featured on next week's episode, make sure to leave a podcast review over Apple Podcasts and leave a rating over Spotify. This review is from Izzy and Izzy said, Oh my gosh, I love you so much, Jaden.

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slash busy yet pretty. Go to shopify.com slash busy yet pretty. That's shopify.com slash busy yet pretty. Now it's time to get into today's episode, which I am so excited about. Like I said, today's episode, we're going to talk about productivity without burnout and the low energy high output routine. Let me remind you, productivity isn't about doing more. It's about using your energy better. You can, in fact, be productive without feeling exhausted or overwhelmed. The goal is for a sustainable output, not short bursts followed by burnout. I feel like we all start the new year. That's kind of like a good example. We start the new year. feeling very motivated. We'll have little short burst of going 100%. We'll give all of ourselves.

And then we have this little short burst of productivity. And then we're so burnt out because we gave too much of ourselves at once. And we kind of just lost all of ourselves during the process. So let's talk about why burnout happens. Burnout usually happens from overloading your to-do list with unrealistic expectations. And I'm someone who's guilty of that. There are so many times I will write down my to-do list of the day. And I literally have 20, five things written down to do in the day. And obviously, nobody can get all those things done. Even if you get 99% of those things done, if you have 1% things still left on your to-do list, you're not going to feel complete. So basically, adding so much stuff on your to-do list and making

it unrealistic and overwhelming is literally setting yourself up for failure. So why are you setting yourself up for failure? Another way burnout happens to just treating every little task like it has equal importance, where that's why I kind of mentioned in the previous. episodes where it's important to write down time-sensitive task for a to-do list, not every single task that we have in our mind. And of course, one of the most important things why burnout happens is ignoring your energy levels and just pushing through every day. Like I kind of give this example earlier, but if I were to continue pushing, while I didn't feel good and had my stomach ache throughout the week, I would be feeling really bad right now since I didn't let myself

rest. But I did let myself rest and it helped me come back stronger. A lot of the time, we are working in such a time-based productivity mode where we're thinking, okay, how much time do I have for me to complete this, this, and this? How many hours of the day can I put this much time to this? And I feel like when we are just going based off of our time and our day and our time that we have in our life, to work in and calculate productivity is when we are going to be so burned out. So we need a shift from working on a time-based basis instead to working on an energy-based productivity basis. So you can stop asking yourself, what do I have time for? And instead ask, what do I have the energy for? High energy versus low-energy task are also going

to put you in this loophole of getting into burnout. So you have to know the difference between high-energy versus low-energy tasks. Because you may be listing down a few things that you think you can get done within one hour, but you have to think about this. Even though you may be able to get those things down within an hour, it may be the most draining things and work. And you until you can't even do anything the rest of the day. So when you make your to-do list for the day, stop thinking, okay, what can I work into this hour, this minute? Instead think, okay, do I have the energy of this in the morning? Because when I wake up, I know I don't want to be slammed with the hardest task in the morning. Like, I just woke up. I had my breakfast. I'm trying to get into

the day without feeling so overwhelmed and have a cortisol spike. Why would I want to put pressure on myself and set myself up for failure by putting the hardest task in the morning? So, even though I may have more time in that part of my day, I don't have the energy. And that's going to wear me out where I can't do anything else the rest of the day. So start thinking and start rearranging your schedule to think, okay, the things I have energy for, where should I put them in my schedule? If you know you do better doing the dishes in the evening than the morning, then stop scheduling doing the dishes in the morning. When it comes to the low energy high output mindset, you need to focus on fewer high impact tasks instead of doing everything because it's so easy to do,

okay, I'll do 20 little different tasks today. But still, even those 20 little tasks, they add up. Even though you may check off a few things at once and be like, okay, this is easy. I'm rolling through it. Things still take time. They add up and stop underestimating the time and energy of the day. Because again, you may have the time of the day. Do you have the energy? So start focusing on fewer high impact task. Instead of trying to try to, to check everything off your to-do list. Also, output comes from clarity and consistency, not intensity. So if you're thinking, okay, with results, I need to just go all in and all-intense, remember, it does not come from intensity. You don't need to go all in, dripping sweat,

trying to work so hard where your brain hurts in order to have progress. Progress is coming from consistency and clarity. Also, just being calm and regulated, it actually makes you more efficient. When it comes to simplifying your to do list, start choosing two to three core pillars. for the day that are just non-negotiables. And those can be what you're set to focus on for the day. And those can be kind of also like your time-sensitive task. Maybe if you have something due for school or work, that's obviously something that needs to be done that day. And those little extras that you would usually list on your to-do list that are just little chores or task, those are optional. Let those everything else tasks just be optional and nice to-do task if you finish what you

already planned to do. If you finish your core two to three pillars, do those two, but you don't have to get to those. Don't even focus on those. And also, it can be so easy to start to procrastinate our big task that we're dreading. So we start doing our little chores and little task. So we need to stop thinking about any other random little task and just focus on the core two to three pillars that we're setting for the day. When it comes to creating a low energy routine, stack easy wins early. So simple tasks that build momentum. So for instance, if you think, okay, starting a podcast is my goal today. While you're going to look into it and realize, wow, that's a lot of steps to start a podcast

and then it makes you overwhelmed and then you can't do any of it because you're just too stressed and you can't get it done today. Why would you set that huge goal? That's not a pillar. That's a big goal. Okay? That's not something to put down for a daily task. That's a goal to have maybe by the end of the week, the month.

but don't set that for today. Like you're going to figure everything out and launch your podcast today. Look at it realistically and think, okay, this is what it entails. And for today, I'm going to look into getting a mic. And maybe tomorrow I'm going to look into deciding on what mic I'm going to get. Let's say the next day that week, you're going to look into topics that you want to talk about. You're going to look into hosting platforms. You're going to look into a lot more things.

And you'll start to realize all those things, take a lot. a lot of time and you couldn't have done that overnight. So now that you've broken up this big goal and intention that you had for yourself, you're going to be able to check off those little wins and also stay better consistent. Okay, you bought a mic, check. You know what topics you're going to talk about. Check. You figured out what hosting platforms, check. And soon enough, you'll have so much progress and then you've launched your podcast. Instead of thinking, okay, today I'm launching a podcast, then all of a sudden it just is too much work and you forget about it. So build a routine that feels light, not strict or rigid. Now let's get into talking about regulating your nervous system.

I am one to talk since I literally am diagnosed with a nervous system dysfunction called dysanonia. I've had it for, I think, literally almost one full year now. But of course, I've been working on it, but it's hard. It's hard because you can't see stress. Stress just happens in your body, but you can't physically see it. Like you can see if your hand hurts because you sliced it the other day cutting something. But you can't physically look at someone and see stress. So when it comes to your nervous system, you're more productive when you're calm and not stressed. Please remember that. You need to start incorporating things into your daily routine as prevention, such as breathwork, walking, stretching. All those things should not be things where you hit rock bottom and think,

okay, I'm going to finally do those things. Start doing them now as prevention from preventing anything going on with your nervous system. Another thing is taking breaks is a part of productivity and not failure. Breaks, like I said, are just like refueling your body and helping you get back to where you need to be to work stronger and better. Naps, yes, naps are literally productive. I wouldn't recommend doom scrolling as a break to go on your phone and stuff because that's not the best form of a break. Of course you can still doomscroll. Like we all have our days we doomscroll, but I would say scroll intentionally if you're going to scroll. If you're feeling not motivated, scroll on Pinterest. Look at some things that you want your life to look like and maybe that will

motivate you for the rest of the day. But of course, I really recommend not going on your phone for a break and try going outside, going on a walk, or doing something like a hobby. Try having little hobbies on hand at home or at work or at school when you do have a break that you can just whip out. Maybe that's like water painting, like watercoloring or coloring. And all that leads back to protecting your energy. So you need to start protecting your energy by reducing unnecessary decisions such as outfits, meals, and routines. This is something that's so hard for me. And I don't know why. It used to be so hard where I could not decide on certain things, whether it's an outfit, whether it's a meal that I'm going to go eat or a routine. I feel I'm very indecisive. And I feel like that's something where I

still have that. I'm very indecisive. And it's something I actually do want to mention and work more on in therapy. But I'm someone who's very indecisive. And at the end of the day, even if you pick the wrong, the quote, wrong choice, it's not wrong. It's not that big of a deal. because one, you learn from it and two, you move on. It's like you're going to have another chance. You're going to have another opportunity to have a meal again or you're going to have an opportunity to wear clothes again tomorrow. So don't worry if things don't work out perfectly.

There's no wrong choice. It's maybe not ideal choice. But don't spend so much of your time worrying and thinking and overthinking and indecisiveness will literally wear your mind, body, and soul out. Another thing for protecting your energy is limit distractions that drain you. So like I said, your phone, social media, doom scrolling. If you want some inspo on having like a no scroll day, I always have no scroll Sundays where I just don't scroll on my phone.

And every Sunday on my Instagram and TikTok, I post my no scroll Sunday of what I'm doing to just not be scrolling on my phone. So if you need some inspo, feel free to watch those. But having a no scroll day can be so impactful on your mind, body, and soul. your mental health will literally thank you, and it will make you feel better for the week ahead. Another thing for protecting your energy is saying no to things that aren't aligned with your priorities. Let's get into talking about examples of low energy and high output days. So that is you doing your top two tasks early than coasting through your lighter task.

So like I said earlier, you will try to supplement trying to do something else by procrastinating your large task that you don't want to do by doing small tasks for the day. and then that big task is still weighing on you. Maybe you'll do those little tasks like you'll go return your laundry or to the cleaners or you're going to do your make your bed. You're going to do, you know, pick up the dog poop outside. You're going to go do those things. But at the same time, all those little tasks that you're doing are still not getting

you closer to achieving the time sensitive large task that you have to do today. So like I said, have your two to three core pillar tasks that you're going to have in the day. and once you finish those, you're going to be able to breeze through those other tasks easily and then have a mind clearing day. Nothing's going to feel like it's heavy or bogging you down the rest of the day because you already finish those high, hard, time sensitive task. Another thing for a low energy high output day is planning your week once. So avoiding doing daily chaos.

So if you are constantly just waking up and being like, okay, I don't know what I'm going to do today and then you have no plan and you're just kind of thinking, oh, I have this, this, this do. you know, I'm just going to go watch some TV or scroll on my phone. Again, that's just avoidance therapy. You're just avoiding what you need to do. You're procrastinating it. So plan your week once. Start on Monday or you can even start on Sunday if you want to kind of just have an ideal version of what you want your week to look like. Of course, things change. You don't need to be so strict on yourself, but have a plan that you are going to follow. So when you don't know what to do, you have that plan to rely on. You have a guide where you, when you wake up in the morning,

you know, okay, this is what I'm doing today, this is what needs to be done, then the rest of the day I can have a clear mind and do this, this, and this. So that will just help avoid daily chaos by planning your week once and also having a calm morning routine that sets the tone because if you are constantly waking up stressed and doom scrolling and thinking, oh my gosh, what am I going to do today? While I have all this, I have all this things to do today, again, stress, why are you sending yourself up to fail by feeling so overwhelmed when you don't even need to be. So set a calm morning for yourself that sets the tone. And maybe let's say you have a very early wake time that you have to get to work or school. Totally understandable. Try to wake up maybe a little or earlier to have at least

five minutes of your day to be peaceful. Or let's say you really have no time in the morning. Have a chill, calm evening routine. Have that to look forward to. What you want to avoid is overpacking your schedule in your day. And of course, most of all, avoiding the all or nothing thinking. So stop thinking, okay, if I can't do everything today, I'll do nothing. So like it's almost, why would you go up? Okay, let's say you're doing dishes. Why would you get water on yourself accidentally and then think, okay, now that I've gotten a little water on my shirt, I'm going to grab the hose to the sink and I'm going to spray my entire body full of water. Why, you wouldn't do that. So why are you doing that with your day? Why are you thinking, well, if I can't get everything done, I'm not going to do anything.

What you're going to do, if you get a bump in the road in your day, like getting some water on your shirt, don't grab the hose and start spraying your entire body full of water. You're going to let that dry and move on. Move on to the next thing. Also, stop believing burnout means productivity or successful. Like, wow, I am so burnt out. I work so hard that I'm in pain and I don't want to do anything again. Stop thinking that was productive because you working until your brain hurts. hurts until your body hurts and until you're actually sad and unhappy is not productive.

It's not and it's not successful because you're burnt out and it makes you not feel ready to do it again. First spring, one of my favorite things has been my nails and when my nails are done because sometimes I just don't have time to go to the nail salon to do my nails. So I'll do them at home. The funny thing is I actually bring the same nail polish to the nail salon because it's just that good and I swear by it. I do the olive and June gel polish and L.H. G and then a gel top coat. I use the Olive and June manny system. Everything you need in one box for a salon quality manicure. I love how it doesn't chip and it lasts for seven or more days. Not only that, it comes down to being only $2 per manicure, which is a lot more affordable than going to the nail salon.

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with the Olive and June Manny system. You can literally do salon quality nails at home. It's clean, safe, and easy, which is perfect. And it's designed for busy schedules. So if you don't want to go to the nail salon or don't have time, doing it at home can be so easy. I just love mine so much and just my nails feel so strong. Visit olive and June.com slash pretty 20 for 20% off your first system. That's O-L-I-V-E-A-N-J-U-N-E dot com slash PRT-T-Y-2-0 for 20% off your first system. So here are some practical tips that you can just tap into this. So write a bare minimum version of your day. So if you are having really hard time thinking, okay, gosh, my days need to feel productive

and you're just feeling really lost in your schedule, write down what a bare minimum. your minimum version of your day looks like. Seriously. Like, remember, if you don't get all the tasks done, the world is not going to end. Like, it literally won't. There are so many times where I have been sobered down. I thought, oh my gosh, I have a million things to do on my schedule. I literally can't do it all. So I end up doing nothing. And guess what? The day is still, I'm still waking up tomorrow. Like, the day is still here. The world did not end. It just, you know, makes it a little harder for me now the next day since I have even more things to do. But at the end of the day, the world doesn't end. So remember, you can break things up.

You need to break things up. Another way how to tap into just avoiding having a pack schedule and having burnout is batch similar tasks together. So let's say one of your tasks is to clean the backyard. And a second task that you have is to plant some flowers that you have been needing to plant that have been sitting on your front porch. Do both those tasks in the same hour or the same like time that you're outside. Don't get geared up to go outside.

Do that task. then come back inside. You're just going to dread doing the flowers then later in the day because you don't want to go back outside. You're already inside. So do those things together. Batch things together. If you have two assignments to do on your computer, of course take breaks. Don't just do it all in one run. But don't start, let's say, a big project that you had to do on paper and on a poster and then go back to your assignment, then go back to your assignment and go back and forth. That's only going to make it hard for you. So try to batch similar tasks together and also utilize timers or time blocks stay focused without overworking. I feel like again, like we can get really lost and overworking

or just working until we feel so burnt out. So to prevent that, use timers so you have those scheduled breaks where you get up, walk around, get a snack, listen to some music and then go back to work. Another thing is leave space in your day for rest or flexibility. You don't know what's going to happen in the day. You may have a random thing occur or a random opportunity that stops you from doing what you need to do. So schedule out some time where you have that flexibility if needed. When it comes to motivation and just reframing your mindset, I need you to remember that you don't need to be exhausted to be productive. Doing less but better is what actually makes your life move forward and actually have progress. I promise you having a sustainable routine will always outperform

intense, short-lived ones. There's so many times, especially during the beginning, of the year when we go very all or nothing we try to get very motivated we start our new routine realize it doesn't work for us and then we think oh my gosh i'm so sad it didn't work and then you're feeling burnt out yeah that happens to everyone short lived routines get those out of here okay because don't think okay i'm you know cold plunge every morning i'm going to go on a two hour hike every morning and then i'm going to do a workout then i'm going to eat really healthy and you're literally have a life you have a job you have school you have things to do in your day. Stop planning so much of your life around a schedule that will never work for you.

It may work one day in the future, but that's not the future. You're in the now. So work around your own schedule and what works for you and not just your time, but your energy. What works for your energy? Right now, my energy is lower than it was a few years ago. So I'm working with my energy right now because I'm trying to heal my body with my nervous system and I'm trying to heal with, you know, my joint pain that I have from my HEDS. So it's really important to take it time and take it slow according to what your body and your mindset needs. So shape that sustainable routine because that's going to outperform any intense, hard burning out short-lived routines that you've ever made. So just remember, productivity should support your life, not take over it.

Also, if you need a little day in the life, low energy, high output routine, this is a the perfect one that I feel like you can just follow. Again, work it around your school, your work, whatever task that you have, your kids, work it around your own schedule. But let's say in the morning, have a slow start, no phone, hydrate some light exposure and not blue light, I mean actual sun going outside, get some light exposure. Another thing that just is a quick reset in the morning is have a little stretch, a walk, breathwork, just reading even, just something to do that just gives you a little reset. And then before you start anything in your morning, pick your two to three core priorities after

you do your little wellness, breathwork, hydrating, no phone, light exposure. I need you to think of your two to three core priorities that you're going to set for the day. These can be time sensitive things that you need to get done or goals that you've been needing to get done, but they're your intentions and you need to stick to them. When it comes to later in the morning, do your most important task first. Tackle that first because I'm telling you is going to leave such a better, room for enjoyment and less stress for the rest of the day. So do your task. Focus on one thing and use a timer. So avoid your distractions by going on your phone. Stop looking around the room. Start dialing in.

Maybe have your match at your coffee. Sit down. Maybe put some music on if that helps you lock in better, put a candle on. Do your first task first. And that's going to better help you get that done and not be so sidetracked by doing all your little other little tasks that you have in the back of your mind. Now when it comes to midday, eat and step away mentally. So leave your stuff at your desk, leave your task that you've been doing, and reset with a walk or fresh air, eat your lunch, do some small, just easy tasks that you've been thinking of. Now when it comes to the afternoon, switch to a low energy task. Let's say that you finished your high priority time sensitive core pillars of the day. That's a tongue twister, but let's say you finish those core pillars. Then switch to

your low energy task like I said so that's going to be emails planning admin just random things that you have to get done do those things in the afternoon batch those chores together like I said earlier and keep your expectations light do not try to go all or nothing finishing all your little chores that you had planned no do a few chores do what your energy can handle and move on when it comes to the evening have a low impact movement so maybe some a walk or yoga I love doing heated yoga I feel like it's so nice and relaxing. And then another thing in the evening is have a light reset. So that could be you tidying up, you cooking. And at the end of the day, which is so important in the evening, acknowledge what you've gotten done in the day. Because that, again, will help you refuel for the

next day ahead. Just celebrating those little wins, treating yourself, making sure that you acknowledge that, like your mom would do, like your friend would do. Like they would pat you on the back. So do it for yourself. Now when it comes to your night routine, have a wind down early routine where you limit your screens, have a calming routine where you're just showering, skincare, journaling, maybe watching a little TV. Of course, that's a screen, but you know, in moderation. Have your routine that feels calming or you feel not like you're going to go wake up and start vacuuming the house and start doing more chores. No, you need to relax, force yourself to relax and mentally close the day. And after all of that is said in then, you'll realize,

that having that focused work is better than doing everything all at once. And also, you worked with your energy and also that you had just a very simple, calm day that was productive and you feel refueled for the next day ahead. You don't feel burnt out like you think, oh, I don't want to ever work again. I don't want to ever do this again. No, you feel productive, you feel achieved. You also feel prepared for tomorrow. So I want you to remember that productivity should support your life, not take over it. and you can build a routine that gets things done and that feels good. The goal isn't burnout, it's balance, consistency, and ease. So I hope you enjoyed today's episode as much as I did recording it.

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