How Taking a Break Can Make You More Productive

How Taking a Break Can Make You More Productive
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Ask practically anyone in modern America how they’re doing, and the answer is likely to be “busy.” It’s a sentiment—and a condition—that’s so ubiquitous that the asker is likely to answer “me too” with a sympathetic nod.

Whether it’s an overstuffed work schedule (complete with lunch at your desk) or an air-tight family calendar that bounces from activity to activity with hardly time for a bathroom break, we lose something when our days are packed with work and scheduled activity from dawn till dusk.

Zrinka Peters
Zrinka Peters
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Zrinka Peters is a freelance writer focusing on health, wellness, and education. She has a bachelor's degree in English literature from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, and has been published in a wide variety of print and online publications including Health Digest, Parent.com, Today's Catholic Teacher, and Education.com.
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