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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, this is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office.

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<v Speaker 1>The podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and hours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is that even

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<v Speaker 1>a short break can be helpful. You don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>do an hour of yoga to be replenished, though that's

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<v Speaker 1>always nice. Even switching tasks for a few minutes can

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<v Speaker 1>make you feel pretty good. At least, that's the finding

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<v Speaker 1>from a new study published in the April issue of

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<v Speaker 1>the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Researchers had people do

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<v Speaker 1>tasks requiring focus, and then gave them short breaks of one,

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<v Speaker 1>five or nine minutes. The breaks consisted of watching a

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<v Speaker 1>funny video, doing a guided meditation video, or switching tasks

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<v Speaker 1>to something slightly different. The upside is that all of

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<v Speaker 1>these break conditions made people feel better. Yep, even a

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<v Speaker 1>one minute break seemed to help, and that was true

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<v Speaker 1>whether people were watching a video or even just switching tasks.

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<v Speaker 1>The implications of this are pretty striking. If you've been

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<v Speaker 1>doing good, focused work for an hour and you're starting

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<v Speaker 1>to feel restless, you could walk away and doing something

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<v Speaker 1>else for a while, but you could also likely get

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<v Speaker 1>some chunk of the same effect just by taking a

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<v Speaker 1>break for a minute or two. This isn't to say

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<v Speaker 1>that longer breaks are never a good idea, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>often more difficult to get back into your workflow after

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<v Speaker 1>a longer pause. It may be useful to mix it

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<v Speaker 1>up somewhat, using smaller breaks as a way to refresh

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<v Speaker 1>your brain while working on one project, and then taking

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<v Speaker 1>longer breaks between tasks or over lunch. In terms of

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<v Speaker 1>what you should do during your break, this research seems

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<v Speaker 1>to suggest that while watching a funny video is probably

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<v Speaker 1>most enjoyable, you could technically take a quick break just

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<v Speaker 1>by doing something different. For example, if you're stuck working

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<v Speaker 1>on a complicated proposal, you could pivot to a less

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<v Speaker 1>cognitively demanding task, like clearing out your email. If you

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<v Speaker 1>do try this, however, you'll want to be careful that

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<v Speaker 1>you don't get caught up in your break task for

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<v Speaker 1>longer than you intended. Email can expand to fill all

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<v Speaker 1>available space. Doing something that's non work related for a

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<v Speaker 1>minute or two may also work. This needn't be glamorous.

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<v Speaker 1>For example, you could walk to the kitchen and rehoot

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<v Speaker 1>your coffee, check the mail, or go give a willing

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<v Speaker 1>family member a hug. As long as you note that

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<v Speaker 1>you're taking a break, you'll likely feel better, and if

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<v Speaker 1>you replenish your energy quickly enough, you might be able

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<v Speaker 1>to reduce the overall length of your work day while

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<v Speaker 1>still getting a lot done. So today, whenever you find

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<v Speaker 1>yourself flagging, aim to do something different for just a

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<v Speaker 1>few minutes. Note how you feel. You'll probably be happy

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<v Speaker 1>with the result in the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks

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