{"id":12486,"date":"2020-12-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=12486"},"modified":"2022-09-15T02:07:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T02:07:39","slug":"treat-yourself-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/treat-yourself-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s a bit of permission to treat yourself over the holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Takeaway:<\/b>This year, try giving yourself a non-material gift. Three ways to do this: think about something in your life that\u2019s missing; look at the habits you want to pick up again; and take your vacation days or use up your benefits. Estimated Reading Time:<\/b>1 minutes, 57s. Podcast Length:<\/b> 15 minutes, 17s (link to play podcast at the bottom of post).<\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Happy holidays, everybody! We\u2019re nearing the end of\u00a0a weird year, and\u00a0the thing we might be celebrating the most is the fact that 2020 is almost over. If you\u2019re anything like us, this December looks a little different.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Normally we\u2019d be bouncing around between parties with\u00a0inlaws\u00a0and friends. While that\u2019s\u00a0not happening this year, there are still ways to treat yourself over the holidays. I\u2019m not talking about physical gifts\u2014I\u2019m thinking about all the intangible gifts you can give yourself in order to get the most out of the days to come.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For example, I\u2019m\u00a0giving myself the gift of disconnection. For a week over Christmas, I\u2019m deliberately disengaging from all things online\u2014turning on my email autoresponder, changing my social media passwords, and putting my phone in Grayscale mode to\u00a0make it less appealing<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I\u2019ve spent more time than I\u2019d like to admit this year refreshing Twitter and watching YouTube videos. With this gift, I\u2019m giving myself permission to be bored.\u00a0If you can\u2019t think of the last time you were in this state, then this might be a good gift for you, too.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here are a few ways to approach finding what gift to give yourself:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n