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Everyday recovery: How to make time for yourself and use it well
🇩🇪 Germany /Health & Science

Everyday recovery: How to make time for yourself and use it well

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The podcast discusses why people often postpone rest until their holidays and struggle to make time for themselves during everyday life.
  • Psychiatrist and psychotherapist Tatjana Reichhart explains how to prioritize recovery and create effective moments of rest.
  • The episode also examines how people’s attitudes can cause them to overlook or waste their own time.

“Soon I’ll be on holiday, and then I can finally recover.” The ZEIT optimization podcast argues that saying this may point to a lack of regular recovery time in everyday life.

The episode focuses on “Me-Time”, periods when people attend to their own needs and well-being instead of rushing from one appointment or obligation to the next. Without such breaks, the pressure can leave people exhausted and unable to perform at their best across their daily commitments.

Tatjana Reichhart, a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who works on resilience, self-care and burnout, explains why recovery should receive a higher priority. She also discusses ways to create regular and effective moments of rest.

The episode examines how people’s own attitudes can make them overlook or waste these moments. Lisa Hegemann and Rose Tremlett host the podcast, where the discussion is accompanied by books, worksheets, videos and related episodes on attention, daily structure, goals and smartphone use.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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