It’s the end of the week, and all you want to do is hurry home and spend your Friday on the couch, binging your favorite show and stuffing your face with snacks (or go out with your friends, you extroverts). However, it’s not even lunchtime, and you still have the whole day ahead of you. You sigh and try to come to terms with it and somehow survive.
Dramatics aside, we know it can be difficult to drag yourself through the workday on Friday. That’s why we’re coming to the rescue with a list of hilariously random memes collected by the ‘Memes Against Humanity’ Instagram account. They’re guaranteed to bring some fun and excitement to your day to make it more bearable!
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Being busy and having a hundred and one things on our minds leaves us little time in the day to do something fun and make it more enjoyable and exciting. While, luckily, most Americans are at least somewhat happy with their lives, we could all benefit from having a few strategies that add more joy to our day-to-day lives.
Having fun can distract us for a bit and boost our productivity, helping us to accomplish the things we need throughout the day. While distractions might sound counterproductive, research has found they can provide mental stimulation, motivation, and enjoyment during the working day.
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We don’t have to do big or elaborate things to make our day a little more exciting. Focusing on little, simple aspects of our lives also has the power to change them for the better. The only criterion is that it has to be tiny and fun. However, the latter can be hard to pinpoint, as it means different things for each one of us.
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Despite this, Catherine Price, the author of In The Power of Fun: How To Feel Alive Again, tried defining the concept of fun and says that it occurs when three elements come together.
The first one is playfulness – we have fun when we’re lighthearted and don’t pay attention to the outcome of our actions. The second one is connection – having a sense of being in touch with another person. Lastly, what makes things fun is flow, aka being so focused and immersed in the present experience that you lose track of time.
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Having more fun throughout the day also doesn’t have to mean adding more activities and more things. Sometimes, the opposite is true. Removing things from our schedule and freeing up some space in it can allow play, connection, and flow to flourish in our day-to-day lives. Eliminating not-so-fun activities that consume our attention, like phone time, gives us more time to do things that are enjoyable without getting too overwhelmed.
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If you’re struggling with ideas on how to find fun things to do in your routine, Alex Pang, author of Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less, suggests finding excitement in deliberate rest. This means trying to work on a hobby, task, or skill that brings enjoyment to psychologically disconnect from work.
“Deliberate rest helps you recover from the stresses and exhaustion of the day, allows new experiences and lessons to settle in your memory, and gives your subconscious mind space to keep working,” Pang writes in his book.
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For those needing more concrete examples of fun that could be incorporated into anyone’s routine, website blocker Freedom suggests some great ones, like dressing to impress, doodling, playing mind-stimulating games on your phone, taking a break or a walk, burying your nose in a book, or doing nothing for 2 minutes. You can do that now! Just close your eyes and rest your mind or even daydream a little bit.
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However, if incorporating distractions into your day might not be for you, you can also plan some things to do after work so you have something to look forward to. This is your free time to do whatever you want and focus on yourself instead of thinking about deadlines and work-related responsibilities like during the day. Having after-work activities helps to relax, pursue new experiences, or dedicate some time to hone the skills and enjoy passions one already has.
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CWU Career Services suggests some after-work activities that could inspire those who are lacking ideas. First up are things to do with friends and family to relieve stress and build better connections with them, like having a dinner, hosting a game night, attending some kind of event, making crafts, or exploring your local area.
Then, they offer activities that improve skills and knowledge, like watching documentaries, listening to podcasts, taking a language course, or joining a book club.
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Next up are pastimes that are beneficial to mental and physical health, such as meditating, practicing yoga, getting a massage, going on a bike ride, journaling, or coloring. Lastly, they recommend doing something productive, like cleaning or organizing your home, working on gardening, running errands, or planning your meals for the week. Just implementing one or a couple of these activities in our day-to-day can make it more fun and rewarding!
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