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<v Speaker 1>listen to podcasts. Good morning, this is Laura. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the New Corner Office, the podcast where we share strategies

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<v Speaker 1>for thriving in the new world of work, where location

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<v Speaker 1>and ours are more flexible than in the past. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that even a short break can be helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to do an hour of yoga to

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<v Speaker 1>be replenished, though that's always nice. Even switching tasks for

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<v Speaker 1>a few minutes can make you feel pretty good. At least,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the finding from a new study published in the

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<v Speaker 1>April issue of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Researchers

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<v Speaker 1>had people do tasks requiring focus and then gave them

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<v Speaker 1>short breaks of one, five or nine minutes. The brakes

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<v Speaker 1>consisted of watching a funny video, doing a guided meditation video,

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<v Speaker 1>or switching tasks to something slightly different. The upside is

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<v Speaker 1>that all of these break conditions made people feel better. YEP,

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<v Speaker 1>even a one minute break seemed to help, and that

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<v Speaker 1>was true whether people were watching a video or even

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<v Speaker 1>just switching tasks. The implications of this are pretty striking.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've been doing good, focused work for an hour

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<v Speaker 1>and you're starting to feel restless, you could walk away

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<v Speaker 1>and do something else for a while, but you could

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<v Speaker 1>also likely get some chunk of the same effect just

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<v Speaker 1>by taking a break for a minute or two. This

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<v Speaker 1>isn't to say that longer breaks are never a good idea,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's often more difficult to get back into your

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<v Speaker 1>workflow after a longer pause. It may be useful to

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<v Speaker 1>mix it up somewhat, using smaller breaks as a way

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<v Speaker 1>to refresh your brain while working on one project, and

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<v Speaker 1>then taking longer breaks between tasks or over lunch. In

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<v Speaker 1>terms of what you should do during your break, this

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<v Speaker 1>research seems to suggest that while watching a funny video

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<v Speaker 1>is probably most enjoyable, you could technically take a quick

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>a less cognitively demanding task like clearing out your email.

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

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<v Speaker 1>careful that you don't get caught up in your break

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<v Speaker 1>task for longer than you intended. Email can expand to

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>be glamorous. For example, you could walk to the kitchen

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<v Speaker 1>and rehoot your coffee, check the mail, or go give

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>and if you replenish your energy quickly enough, you might

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<v Speaker 1>be able to reduce the overall length of your work

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<v Speaker 1>day while still getting a lot done. So today, whenever

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<v Speaker 1>you find yourself flagging, aim to do something different for

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

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

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