Give your colleagues a break

A cartoon of an employee sleeping on his desk
2/13/2013

Do you get irritated when your colleagues don't work at the same non-stop multi-taskinging pace you do? Surprisingly, workers who know how to take breaks and 'unplug' are often more productive than those who are connected 24/7. Multidisciplinary research is showing that human beings are not designed to expend energy continuously. Strategic renewal of energy-- naps, lunch away from your desk, exercise, sleep time, and regular vacations--boosts job performance, productivity and health. If the prevailing work ethic recognized this, there might be more harmony, as well as productivity, in the workplace.

-NY Times, Feb 10, 2013, Sunday Review section

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