Out Of The Blue

Developing Habit Patterns For High Performance

Part 2 – Switch Off to Switch On

In last month’s article I discussed the potentially debilitating impact of regular time away from family, friends and the community in which you live. In the article, our pilot, after many years of regular international flight schedules, where the fun and novelty had worn off, was having difficulty re-integrating into family life and community between busy flight schedules. This process was made worse by the impact of disrupted sleep patterns and the constant need to readjust to different time zones.

When also combined with the impact of technology (smartphones, Facebook, Instagram and so on) and inadequate down time in a society where ‘busyness’ is the new norm, the subsequent outcome is the ongoing release of stress hormones in the brain and the inadequate release of the feel good hormones necessary to keep our heads in good shape over the longer-term.