Play It Away: A Workaholic's Cure for Anxiety by Hoehn Charlie

Author:Hoehn, Charlie [Hoehn, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

18 This dynamic made sports unnecessarily dramatic and miserable. As a result, I have very little patience watching professional sports. It’s not fun for me to sit around yelling at people who take their games way too seriously.

19 If you can’t help but take play seriously, you’ll need to find other playmates who act the same way and can compete on your level.

Bonus Points

15-Minutes of Sun and Fresh Air

I grew up in Colorado, a beautiful state with 300 days of sunshine each year. As a kid, I spent a ton of time outdoors, and always had easy access to fresh air and natural vitamin D. But when I moved to a major city, I found myself in a shadowy concrete jungle. I was surrounded by tall buildings, and spent the majority of my days indoors, seldom feeling the warmth of the sun. The air was permeated with an array of foreign smells, like truck fumes and homeless people’s feces.

A lot of my friends love living in big cities, like New York and Los Angeles. Personally, it drove me nuts. The noise and chaos are incessant, and it’s really difficult to get adequate sunlight and fresh air. I realized I wasn’t getting enough of either in downtown San Francisco, so I came up with a few workarounds.

For starters, I would stand on the patio each morning with my shirt off,20 trying to absorb the sun for at least 15 minutes. I was also taking 2,000 IU’s (two drops) of liquid Vitamin D-3 each day.

For fresh air, I left the windows in my apartment open to increase the circulation, kept an air purifier running in my bedroom, and left the city for a nature hike each weekend.

Currently, I’m living in Austin, Texas. Each day, I spend a minimum of 15-30 minutes out in the sun and fresh air (again, no shirt). I don’t put on sunscreen; I just absorb the sun’s rays until it feels like I’ve had enough.21 It’s just as effective as caffeine for charging up on energy.

If you’re a workaholic, you’re probably spending your days in a temperature-controlled room with artificial lighting and poor air circulation. These conditions are foreign for human beings. You need to get outdoors so you can get some sun and fresh air, whether it’s through play or just laying out in the grass. You’ll have more energy, you’ll feel happier, and you’ll look healthier.

Frequency:

Daily, at least 15 minutes.

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