How To Pace Yourself During The Week

June 11, 2020 | by Tess

If you suffer from chronic pain, you know how it feels to burnout. Pain drains your energy, and you have to accept that you can’t do everything in a day that you used to before. One of the most important and hardest tools to learn is pacing. When I first experienced chronic headaches, I would burnout by wednesday and not be able to function for the rest of the week. After learning how to pace myself, I can stay in school throughout the week and continue to do my activities. Here are a few tips to improve pacing throughout the week.

1. Space out your activities- make sure you don’t put all your activities in the morning or evening. Try to space out tasks that require a lot of focus and add tasks that don’t require as much focus in between. This way you will not burn out by the afternoon.
2. Take breaks- I recommend taking 10 minute breaks every 2 hours. Whether that is going for a walk or drinking a glass of water, make sure to do this so you can break up your period of focus.
3. Plan your day out- every night I sit down for 10 minutes and write a schedule of what time I will complete my tasks. This is very beneficial as you have a set time to complete your tasks and don’t feel overwhelmed.
4. Have a reset day- every 2-3 weeks, I recommend having one day to “reset” and take a break from a day filled with activities. I enjoy these days as it gives me time to relax and rest so I can be organized and motivated for the upcoming weeks.