Take Breaks
A part time or full time entrepreneur like you may not even want to take a break. You may have not had a vacation in two years, partly because you enjoy your work and partly because you are terrified that everything will fall apart if you take a week off.
over again without
feeling the need to rest.
Entrepreneurs like you may feel like taking a break is tantamount to cheating, that the minutes that you spend not working are a waste of time. You may find that you have been taking too many or too few breaks during the course of your day. Either is counterproductive.
Breaks are meant to help get focused and regain your concentration. Your brain just is not set up to keep doing the same thing over and over again. There is a point where your neurons just surrender and refuse to work.
Studies have shown that the people should take breaks every 2 hours to prevent this phenomena from happening. If you have ever stayed at a task for more than an hour or so and find yourself staring at the screen, your mind a blank, then this has happened to you.
Knowing how you work and how you work best helps when scheduling breaks into your time blocks. Some people find that small frequent breaks throughout the day help them focus better. They take 5 to 10 minutes out of every hour to just stretch, relax and move around.
Others find that a longer break is more beneficial to their health and work sanity. Taking thirty minute and hour long breaks is common. You will find that you return to work in a different state of mind, ready to tackle something new.
No matter what type of break you feel works for you, remember to get out of your current area. Have a cup of coffee or tea and just let yourself relax. It is always good to take a walk, read a little or even play a video game to get your mind off things. Those minutes you invest in a break will give you great returns in the long run.
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