{"id":485,"date":"2014-05-20T09:09:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T09:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davethomasonline.com\/blog\/?p=485"},"modified":"2014-05-18T06:10:55","modified_gmt":"2014-05-18T06:10:55","slug":"downtime-what-do-i-do-offline-to-recharge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davethomasonline.com\/blog\/downtime-what-do-i-do-offline-to-recharge\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtime – What Do I Do Offline To Recharge?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Recharging\"<\/a>I was searching around for some inspiration for a topic to write about and found an interesting title in my search results of “100 Blog Topics I Hope You Write” This intrigued me so I clicked on the link and found myself looking at 100 titles for possible blog posts so I jumped in and “stole” this one for my own use! I am also giving credit to Chris Brogan (http:\/\/chrisbrogan.com) as requested for the use of his idea.<\/p>\n

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  1. Walk My Dogs<\/strong> – I love to walk my little dogs every day and I find that this walk just after a light lunch gives me a great break from the tasks underway and also allows me to clear my head and, as I am walking up the hill to my house, I start to think about my priorities for the afternoon work. I enjoy this break even when the weather is inclement as I dress to suit and even the rain can help refresh me on my walk (as is usual in the UK in the summer!)<\/li>\n
  2. Listen To Music<\/strong> – I don’t mind if it is a CD or the radio, but I enjoy listening to various genre’s except the thump, thump type of music. I tend to listen to Absolute Radio as they play more rock music or Radio 2. My CD’s reflect my general music taste and I currently enjoy The Killers and Kings Of Leon as my preference!<\/li>\n
  3. Play On-Line Games<\/strong> – This can be a real-time stealer and I do try to set time limits for this activity so that I do not waste that much time. I mainly play on Facebook; things like Bejewelled Blitz and Solitaire. I used to enjoy MMORPG type games, but soon realised that the “best” players were spending a lot of money to keep themselves at the top of the table as well as playing for long periods. I have now dropped the two I played twice\u00a0 a day and spend more time on the two games above. These do relax me even though I’m still stuck on a computer.<\/li>\n
  4. Read<\/strong> – I love reading real books mainly because I still don’t have a Kindle or electronic book reader yet, but planning to get one when money is available! The feel of a good book in your hands is comforting and I do try to get a new book when I am travelling by plane or train somewhere and lose myself in the words. I know people say that you should read books that move you forwards such as self-help and improvement titles and I do like these, but do like a good fiction book for a long plane journey as I hate the small screen TV so don’t watch films and the like!<\/li>\n
  5. Plan A Holiday<\/strong> – Probably my favourite way to recharge is to have a relaxing holiday so I also use the planning as a way of recharging! The anticipation is great and the visualisation of where you are going and what you will be doing does help to make you feel great!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So those are my ways of recharging, what are yours? Let me know below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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