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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Good morning, this is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is to name your breaks.
Taking regular breaks during the workday tends to make people more productive.
And we tend to take things more seriously when they have formal names.
Naming your breaks just might nudge you to actually take them.
Today's tip comes from a participant in my recent Better Workday Challenge.
As part of my next book, currently called Big Time, I had hundreds of people implement some strategies that I believe can help anyone improve their time at work.
One of those strategies is to take two short breaks each day where you do something restorative.
I had people try this out and report back on how it went.
One person mentioned that she was naming her breaks.
Think things like the morning walk or afternoon tea time.
Giving her breaks names meant that she wasn't just taking a half -hearted break by checking personal email in between Zoom meetings.
She knew it was time to go take her morning walk.
I know people take breaks in lots of different ways, but I absolutely love this idea.
In an eight -hour day, it might be good to take one mid -morning break, a lunch break, and then a mid -afternoon break.
Lunch already has a name, but what do you call those other ones?
I could picture all sorts of things.
If you decided to do the Headspace app for 10 minutes mid -morning, that could be your morning meditation break.
A mid -afternoon walk might be called your afternoon constitutional.
Or perhaps you check in with a work friend in mid to late afternoon.
This could be your tea time t -t -tet.
If you listen to upbeat music during a break, that could be your morning motivation moment.
You can see I like alliteration, but what I really like is figuring out what kinds of breaks you like to take when and then formalizing them, at least to a degree.
People do generally expect to take lunch.
There is a purpose to that break, and it has a name.
But generally it's good to break more frequently than that.
By giving other breaks a name, you make them sound purposeful and more like an expectation.
It is not just mid -afternoon and you are tired.
It is afternoon constitutional time.
It is not just mid -morning and you already can't think straight because that last meeting was so ridiculous.
It is morning meditation time.
Your breaks don't have to be the same every day.
Nor do they have to be different from each other within a given day.
But most people have certain things they know will reliably energize them.
I certainly try to grab a walk most afternoons.
By naming your breaks, you can turn what is sometimes an afterthought into more of a ritual.
Rituals are more likely to happen.
And if your breaks happen, you will be more productive.
It really is as simple as that.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at laura, at lauravanderkim .com.
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