A recent article, The Importance of Leisure in Improving our Productivity by Mukesh Gupta says that taking a regular break from work allows our body and mind to relax and rejuvenate. It helps us stay engaged and productive despite a busy day.
Here are some of the benefits of taking a regular break from work.
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Maintains our optimal stress levels. We can be more productive if we work under optimal stress (not too much and not too less). Taking a regular break helps us balance our stress levels, thus enabling us to be more productive.
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Helps us become more rational/creative. It is hard to find connections when we are too engrossed in a particular topic. Taking a break enables us create connections that can help address the topic we want to convey. It allows our conscious mind to engage with something while permitting the sub-conscious mind to work continuously in the background on the topics that we are struggling.
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Regulates our emotions. Human beings are naturally emotional and it is very critical to feel the full range of emotions in order to be healthy and productive. Relentless focus on work alone causes us to neglect our other emotions that take a toll on our physical or emotional well being. So, to stay fit, we need to take regular breaks.
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Helps us to build our focus muscles. During a strenuous exercise, our body needs some rest before proceeding to the next bout of exercise to build strength and muscles, thus our mind requires some breaks before the next round of focused work. These breaks enable our mind to become more focused at work.
Conclusion
Taking a short break every couple of hours from tough work schedule helps us keep in good shape physically, mentally and emotionally which considerably improve our productivity. Apart from taking regular breaks, a well designed office space helps improve our productivity. YourOffice Philadelphia offers you a wide choice of office and workspace solutions: small office space Philadelphia, executive suites Philadelphia and meeting space Philadelphia. You’ll have access to a complete array of office support and concierge services as well as state-of-the-art business technology.
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