Sundays used to be for sleeping late, being lazy and avoiding the reality of Monday for as long as possible. But these days, the day is far less relaxing for many of us. According to a new Amerisleep survey of 1,001 adults, 53% regularly do a “Sunday reset,” and for a lot of them, it involves cleaning, planning, meal prep, and more to get ready for the week ahead.
- For more than two-thirds (69%), their Sunday reset helps reduce their anxiety and helps them avoid the “Sunday Scaries.”
- But for around one in 10, social media makes them feel like they’re “doing Sundays wrong.”
- And 43% admit that their reset is more about getting ready for the work week than actually enjoying their day off.
But you can reclaim your Sunday with a reset that helps prepare you for the upcoming week without stealing your last bit of the weekend away. This should only take one to three hours, not your entire day, and should make Sunday feel better, not just busier.
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- Do the chores that annoy you on weekdays – This is the time to do laundry, check your calendar, clean the kitchen, prep breakfast, or do anything else that you need to tackle before Monday morning.
- Keep the list of to-dos short – Focus on about three useful things, that’s more than enough.
- Leave room for actual downtime – Sunday should still feel like a day off, so don’t overload it with tasks.
- Ignore the polished version people show off online – Social media makes it look like everyone else has their lives together and organized, but don’t let those posts fool you. If you go to bed on Sunday night with a little more accomplished and a little less dread, you’ve done well. No one needs a perfect routine, a color-coded planner, a week’s worth of prepped meals or a filmed “reset” to prove you spent the day correctly, no matter what you see in your feed.
Source: Vice
