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Short breaks from a task can prevent habituation, help us maintain focus, and reactivate our commitment to a goal.
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…short breaks are more effective than occasional ones.
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…social breaks – talking with coworkers about something other than work – are more effective at reducing stress and improving mood than other cognitive breaks…
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Taking a few minutes to be in nature is better than spending those minutes in a building. Looking out a window into nature is a better micro-break than looking at a wall of your cubicle.
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…it’s time we paid more attention to lunch, because social scientists are discovering that it’s far more important to our performance than we realize.
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The most powerful lunch breaks have two key ingredients – autonomy and detachment.
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Longer lunch breaks and lunch breaks away from the office can be prophylactic against afternoon peril.
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The overall benefits of napping to our brainpower are massive, especially the older we get.
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A growing body of evidence makes it clear: Breaks are not a sign of sloth but a sign of strength.
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The science of timing now affirms what the Old World already understood: We should give ourselves a break.
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