Taking breaks does not mean we're wasting time - Deepstash

Taking breaks does not mean we're wasting time

When we refuse to take real breaks, we tend to turn to the least fulling tendency: We sit in front of our computer and start zoning out. We browse websites and tell ourselves we're "multitasking," but are really spending much longer on the most basic tasks.

This neither contributes to happiness nor productivity.

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I wish I knew about the 80/20 rule much earlier.

A culture of relentless productivity tells us to get to it right away and feel terribly guilty about wasting time. But the truth is “wasted” time is, in fact, highly fulfilling and necessary.

The idea is part of this collection:

How To Stop Wasting Time

Learn more about timemanagement with this collection

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