Hi Postconcussion,
I watched alot of tv, took naps during the day, would go online a few times a day, read books (not sure how much of reading actually got in my brain, but I read. I bet if I re read those books now, more would be absorbed). Light walking was fine, but I was told to not even lift my horse's water buckets. I remember specifically holding myself back from doing things even when I started to feel better, just to make sure it wasn't too soon. I struggled with overdoing things for a long time, so really tried to pay attention. Finding the balance takes some time.

I have animals to check on, so would be taking my dogs out in our yard, checking on the hens and horses. I had to count my hens each night before locking them in the coop. That task used to take awhile even though there were only 16 hens. I had to recount them several times before making sure everyone was accounted for. It's not like they are all the same color either. Now counting them feels more "normal". It's still a good guide for me to know if I am stressing myself even now. When counting the hens gets slower, I need to be alerted to cut back on how much I'm doing again.

So, not sure how to tell you about how much to do or not. Basically if you keep things really minimal for a week and feel better, add one thing, and if after a couple of days it didn't make you worse, doing that activity will be ok.

One thing to point out, I noticed that the effect of overdoing wasn't always immediate. Sometimes it wasn't until the next day or later that same day that I would realize that doing something was too much. Journaling quick notes each day on your activity and how you felt are invaluable during this phase.

I really hope the importance of resting gets out. It seems really simple, but in our society it can be really hard to do, so it actually takes some work to stop doing so much.

For the brain, resting or slowing things down really makes a difference. Eventually you should try to increase activity, so I do not mean rest doing nothing forever...but everyone has a different time frame depending on their own injury, could be weeks, months, or for some of us years.

Sorry for rambling on...