Learn to Relax - Take a break
"We're far more complex than any machine and we have vastly more moving parts. Still, most of us are more vigilant about refueling and maintaining our cars than we are about taking care of ourselves," observes Schwartz, the author of a recent book (The Way We're Working Isn't Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance). "When demand in our lives intensifies, our pattern is to hunker down and push harder, rather than to refuel more frequently."
Sound familiar?
It is high time that folks in the corporate world learns the importance of those old-fashioned breaks. Not just the annual vacation, but even that lunch break that old-timers would be able to enlighten you about - a leisurely hour-long "sit-down" lunch that involves not just food, but also a nice long chat with a friend either from a different function within the organisation or, better still, a friend who is not even your colleague.
Oh! do remember to lock up your blackberry, shut down your laptop, banish all thoughts of shop-talk, etc. before you move out to take that break.
Enjoy the break (if possible, 3-4 times a day) - Daily!
Regards,
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