Lowering my standards also works for me.
That is -- it's OK to have a day when you eat ice cream for dinner.
It's OK to take a mental health day from work and watch everything Johnny Depp on Netflix.
It's OK to refuse to answer phone or e-mail or texts for a whole day (people will live).
It's OK to blow off cleaning the house so you have time to take a walk in the woods.
I spent so many years thinking the world would end if I didn't do what was expected of me that I kind of enjoyed sticking a big middle finger to expectations now and again...