Take a break and relax

Take a break and relax

When I was in high school, my favorite English teacher told me that the key to producing an “A” essay paper was to stop working once an hour for a 1-5 minute break to rest my mind and engage my body. She encouraged me to stretch, go outside or simply close my eyes and take a deep breath. Another teacher encouraged me to overcome those notorious afternoon slumps by having a high protein snack and exercising for 15-60 minutes to wake up my body and increase my energy for the rest of the day. The advice from these two smart women stuck with me over the past 15+ years and proved to be true time and time again. (I got a lot of A’s in school.)

As I learned, taking a break is one of the best things you can do to re-energize, regain focus, and keep up the level of productivity that you desire. If you’re anything like me, you may concentrate so hard on what you’re doing that the time passes quickly. One of my tricks for fitting in breaks is to schedule them ahead of time and have my calendar remind me on my phone