When you feel like you’re low on energy, sometimes changing whatever you’re doing will re-energize you more than resting will.
Try to use a different part of your body to re-energize. If you were stuck in a deep thinking activity, go do something physical (even if it’s just going for a walk). If you’ve been laboring all day, sit down and read something that is thought-provoking.
If I do this, oftentimes I feel better than if I took a nap or watched t.v. After switching activities, I feel like I can tackle whatever problem I initially needed a break from. On the contrary, when I sit down or go on social media to procrastinate from doing something, I find myself even more drained when I go back to the task at hand. Instead of re-energizing me like I thought it would, it demotivates me.