It’s good to say out loud to yourself what zone you’re in. Are you in the work zone or are you in the rest zone?
If you’re not careful, you could think you’re in the work zone when really you’re not. And you probably won’t be quite in the rest zone (most likely an in between like the twilight zone which isn’t useful for anyone)
Choose one and be in that.
The reason we choose outlout is we don’t really like to make liars of ourselves, so stating it makes it more likely to come true.
Choose your zone, specify and stay for a while.
It’s equally as important to say “Im working now” as it is to say “I’m resting now”.