Here's how you can recharge and rejuvenate outside of work as an IT Operations Manager.

Family, family & family The best thing you can do is spending good time for yourself with family and friends. This will give you energy and contribute

I always take time after work to not check my phone/devices and disconnect from work. I will spend time chatting with my family/friends and spending time with my dogs.

Recarregar e rejuvenescer fora do trabalho não é apenas benéfico para o bem-estar pessoal, mas também essencial para manter a eficiência e a produtividade no trabalho. Como gerente de operações de TI, é importante reconhecer a necessidade de equilibrar as demandas profissionais com práticas saudáveis de autocuidado. Ao implementar essas dicas, você pode melhorar sua qualidade de vida e estar melhor preparado para enfrentar os desafios diários com renovada energia e perspectiva.

Allowing time for thoughts to flow freely, meditation and breath practices are effective for me here. One can simply stop and enjoy nature, the ocean the forest the desert, and look and hear, allowing thoughts to follow. A walking meditation is super as well s walking synchronizes the physiology of the body and hence the nervous system, is what we as bipedal are made to do!

I occasionally disconnect from work to spend quality time with family and friends. Investing free time in learning new skills is rewarding and beneficial for mental health. This approach helps me return to the corporate network refreshed and re-energized.

Hobbies can be extremely useful methods to destress. It allows you to not only switch off from the work-related stress but also helps in giving you joy while improving your personal skill. Try to make hobbies as part of your daily activity and keep a separate window of time for it. It can be any healthy activity like painting, reading, gardening etc. Each of these have their own merits in terms of increasing your skill set in some way or the other. It is also important to take up new hobbies like learning how to play a musical instrument, dance form etc. It gives you joy along with a sense of achievement once you have learnt the basics of it.

This one is easy for me as I combine one of my favorite hobbies foraging for wild mushrooms, putting me in nature and walking as a relaxing exercise, which increases creativity!!!

Practice Mindfulness and Meditation: In the high-pressure environment of IT operations, maintaining mental clarity is essential. Incorporate mindfulness and meditation into your daily routine. Even a few minutes of meditation can significantly reduce stress and improve concentration. Apps like Headspace or Calm offer guided sessions that are perfect for beginners. By cultivating mindfulness, you can enhance your emotional resilience, leading to better decision-making and a more balanced work-life harmony.

Hobbies are usually part of right brain which gives you break from using left brain and let it relax for some time... which in turn works better due to the rest it has received during the relaxation..

Hobbies are meant to be fun:- - Screen time should not be regarded as a hobby in my opinion unless you do it once in a blue moon, screen time is where the brain goes and die. - Board games work for me especially when playing with kids because I always win, jokes, kids test the rules.

In the summer I play in two different slo-pitch leagues in two separate communities near me. Great way to meet new people and get some physical activity. In the winter I play hockey 3 to 4 times and love the camaraderie sports provides along with the physical activity and helps me to distress.

I walk every single day for about 40 to 60 minutes including saturdays and sundays and practice Golf on weekends at the Range or Course and try to spend 3 hours every day I do it. Relax comes from praticing alone or playing and joking with friends at field.

The best exercise I have found is Bikram Yoga / Hot Yoga, getting multiple objectives in one 90 minute class. Efficient use of time (already made time driving to studio) why do 30 or 60 minutes ! Sweating toxins, heat making body more payable, and increasing HSP60 protein production of body, Hgh production increases as this style of yoga is focused on an interval training style, known as high intensity interval training! I could go on and on, I recommend the experiential method here, just try one class then you will know and feel what I do. Then as you continue it becomes an iterative process, like Musk and his rockets , just blow up a few rockets, just keep going and in this case fall out of posture and do it again !!!

Breaking a sweat goes a long way when it comes to rejuvenation:- 1. Lift weights, run, skip a rope, get your heart rate up. I recommend these to get yourself back to the top of things before work or after work. 2. Dancing is highly recommended from what I've researched, I just have two left feet.

Physical activity gets all parts of your body active especially activities that makes you sweat. It's very good for your heart and overall mental health. It is one the best ways to relieve stress after work and maintain a healthy work life balance.

Social Capital is quite an important element and not so many people have it or work on it. As a people we find it easy to pick up a phone and chat to a friend but when it comes to in-person gatherings there you shall meet extroverts and introverts would label somewhere in the corner. Fortunately, my employer makes sure that we get an opportunity to socialise in the office once a week and this really builds trust amongst colleagues and we get to know each other better in return we get to work better.

A wise man once said, nothing, but a guy next to me said, "Work on yourself more than you work on your job." Learning something new definitely recharges you. I started to learn a German language and I looked forward to speaking to my German colleague because I wanted to apply what I learned. A new skill that you can use would elevate you to heights that you've never thought of.

Go travelling. I go for it whenever I can. So much of our lives is wrapped up with these machines and this online world, its a tragedy. Its nice to touch real grass and get really lost in real places !

I thinks we can try practicing mindfulness or meditation to reduce stress and improve focus. Engaging in creative activities like painting, writing, or playing music can provide a refreshing break. Volunteering for a cause you care about can give you a sense of fulfillment. Exploring new places, even just for a weekend, can be very refreshing. Reading books, whether fiction or non-fiction, can help you relax and escape. Eating a balanced diet can boost your energy levels, and getting quality sleep is crucial for recharging both body and mind. Combining these activities with your current practices can help you maintain a healthy work-life balance and improve your overall well-being.