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7 Things to Do During Your Lunch Break

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Breaks are important!

The most productive people work for 52 minutes, then break for 17 minutes

2008 University of Illinois study found that the brain’s attentional resources drop after a long period of focusing on a single task.Working longer decreasing our focus performance.But even brief diversions could significantly increases the ability to focus.

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17 minutes

Breaks:

Increase productivityIncrease creativityReduce stressImprove collaboration

Use your breaks wisely!

Take a real break: Breaking from work for 60 seconds to chow down your lunch at your desk doesn’t count.

Plan your breaks: time is a nonrenewable resource.Don’t spend your break looking at a screen

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Eat your lunchAnd enjoy it.The best foods to eat to replenish glucose are nuts, apples, pears, blueberries, cheese and fish.

49.2% of Americans meet the Physical Activity Guidelines for aerobic physical activity.

20.8% of Americans meet the Physical Activity Guidelines for both aerobic physical and muscle-strengthening activity.

Get movingPhysical activity stimulates various brain chemicals that may leave you feeling happier and more relaxed.

Nap

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Napping relieves stress and gives you a fresh start.People who nap show greater emotional resilience, improved cognitive function, and more. Research on pilots shows that a 26-minute nap enchances performance by 34% and alertness 54%

Communicate with your loved ones

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Research shows that employees who socialize are both happier and able to do as much as their non-socializing coworkers who spend more time working.

Don’t get stuck in a routine.Don’t go to the same deli everyday or eat with the same colleague. Mix things up in order to clear your head and boost your energy.

Have a system in place to make sure you’re not missed but can be reached if there’s an emergency. It helps you relax and avoid obsessively checking your e-mail during lunch.

Make sure you’re not disturbed.

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Read a bookBeing engaged in a book involves closing off the outside world and immersing yourself into the text, which will strengthen your attention span.Out-of-school reading habits of students has shown that even 15 minutes a day of independent reading can expose students to more than a million words of text in a year.

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