I encourage you to set aside time for yourself

Question

Any thoughts on how to say this = I encourage you to set aside time for yourself

mi intento

"Te (lo, la) animo a reservar (dedicar?) tiempo para sí mismo(a)"

I think it's fine (minus the lo/la and dedicar). - Goldie_Miel, Jan 27, 2012

thanks! I just had the "lo/la" in their to get some feedback on whether to use a direct object pronoun or indirect object pronoun if I wanted to make the sentence formal - riverphoenix1970, Jan 27, 2012

in other words - if the sentence were formal; I'm guessing you'd use a direct object pronoun there (lo, la) instead of an indirect object pronoun (le). :D - riverphoenix1970, Jan 27, 2012

Oh, ok. I understand now. - Goldie_Miel, Jan 27, 2012

Answer 1

Te animo a que reserves algo de tiempo para ti mismo.

but

Te animo a reservar / dedicar tiempo para ti mismo. Probably works too.

Oh, gosh. I didn't even catch the part about "sí mismo." Glad you saw it. - Goldie_Miel, Jan 27, 2012

Answer 2

"Te animo a dedicar tiempo para tú mismo."

Talking to a male person informally, I think you want to use tú mismo.