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Why You Should Take Breaks
- “Movement breaks” are essential for your physical and emotional health. A 5-minute walkabout break every hour can improve your health and well-being.
- Breaks can prevent “decision fatigue. Decision fatigue can lead to simplistic decision-making and procrastination.
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- Walk or exercise.
- Connect with nature...or a streetscape.
- Change your environment.
- Have lunch or a healthy snack.
- Take a “power nap”.
- Take a few deep breaths.
- Daydream.
- Get creative like ...
When you are in a state of “flow” it is not good to take a break.
“Flow” is characterized by complete absorption in the task, seemingly effortless concentration, and pleasure in the task itself.
A “good break” will give that goal-oriented Prefrontal Cortex of yours a good rest by switching brain activity to another area.
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This is important for your daily productivity. Good breaks can leave us feeling refreshed and energized. It can reduce mental fatigue, boost brain function and keep us on-task for extended periods.
The wrong sort of breaks might make us more vulnerable to boredom and make us want to take br...
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The human brain just wasn’t built for the extended focus we ask of it these days.
The fix for this unfocused condition is simple—all we need is a brief interruption (aka a break) to get back on track.
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A recent Apple ad celebrated entrepreneurs working so hard, they’re not able to see their children.
This style of working is unsustainable. We physically can’t work at 100% capacity, 10...
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