“I must work or else I fail”
By: Lazar Gugleta
Tags: Work, Happiness, Motivation, Science, Productivity

Do you know that feeling?

Unless you do too, let me tell you about it.

You

Are you sitting at the problem you can not solve for quite some time, but you just let yourself give up?

Absolutely nothing good comes out of it when you are so hard stuck at one point in your task. Not even realizing what time it is, just blatantly sitting there, messing up your spine and damaging the eyesight.

Break

Why is this so important?

Any sort of it really helps you relieve stress, get your mind and that big beautiful brain of yours back in the game.

It does not have to be sleep or laying down in your bed, whatever you like to let your brain and body rest. Let that stuffy problem solving cerebral cramps rest, let the motivation build up and blow the problem out of the water.

You might consider that a waste of time, but trust me, when you get these quick breaks into your daily routine, it will boost your work efficiency way more you ever thought it would.

Give it a try with different types of breaks

What do you like?

Games? Reading? Movies? Walks? Runns? Washing dishes? (what?!)

The important this is that the list goes on and on and it does not matter what you do, but just do it.

Even a quick snack is an amazing way to refresh your brain with some nuts or fruit, depending on the time of the day maybe even a full meal.

When do I know it is time for a break?

If it is difficult for you to get away from work, try setting an alarm for the amount of time you initially think would be optimal.

After a couple of times, there is already going to be a mental note reminding you that you should rest.

How?

Once again, just give it in. It is not that hard and it would make a major difference.

My daily habits for better productivity

Here are some of the activities that make my day pass quicker and make me more productive

Exercising

This type of activity is known to everybody, it relieves stress, recovers your mind and improves your health overall.

When I am so stuck after hours of long thinking about something or even just have been doing something the whole day, a 45-minute exercise would be perfect for my wellbeing.

You are not a fan of running? Take a walk.

Walking

You could argue that walks belong to the exercise section, but I could tell you otherwise. This type of break fills you with oxygen and rethinking something outside, could potentially get you to the solution.

Meditating

It sounds like a very useless technique to have but it helps tremendously.

Recollecting your thoughts is important as thinking about something,

Try meditating for a couple of minutes per day and write down how you felt before and after, that way you will make yourself do it easier, but also find some results of this type of break.

Games

Nothing extreme, just a casual mobile game, to get you distracted for a couple of minutes and then back at it again!

Book

Whatever genre and whichever book you like, it doesn’t matter. Just relax during the reading that book of choice.

Breathing

There are exercises that can help you get that oxygen into your body with the right way of breathing. You might think “oh I breathe just fine, thank you”. Well try it and you might just find out how wrong you are.

I found out about these from my mom when she was in therapy, so visit your doctor, because the internet is not always the best health resource you can find.

Sleep

Have you heard that sleeping is humans superpower?

Well, it is. Do not underestimate it. If you have time, you should most definitely relax and get at least 8 hours of sleep.

One more important thing to remember is that before sleep if you are trying to learn something repeat it one more time just before bed. Once you wake up, your brain would be like a sponge and you will be blown away by how much you remember.

Conclusion

Extra breaks throughout the day won’t hurt or make you slower. Once you integrate them into the daily routine, the boost you will feel in terms of the productivity will be growing every day after you start.

Good luck and don’t break too much!