How to take effective breaks (and be more productive)
Deep work. Focus. Flow. They are all essential for productivity, but many of us have the wrong idea about them. We don't take enough effective breaks.
How to take effective breaks (and be more productive) Deep work. Focus. Flow. They are all essential for productivity, but many of us have the wrong idea about them. We don't take enough effective breaks. We think we should focus on a single task for hours at a time. That idea is outdated. Few of us are able to focus for even 1 hour without any interruptions, from others or ourselves. While training our focus and lengthening our attention span are important and useful skills, it's foolish to expect ourselves to work 1, 2, or 4 hours at a time, totally focused. Our mind has its limits. We aren'
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