{"id":5545,"date":"2014-06-24T08:59:08","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T08:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cerebyte.com\/?p=5545"},"modified":"2014-06-24T08:59:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T08:59:08","slug":"slacking-off-can-boost-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerebyte.com\/2014\/06\/24\/slacking-off-can-boost-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Slacking off can boost productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cerebyte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/break.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5547\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cerebyte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/break-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"break\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>I\u2019ve written before about the power of naps to increase learning and productivity. A recent article on Forbes.com points out that all kinds of seemingly frivolous activities can be beneficial in the workplace.\n\n\u201cA growing body of research suggests that the longer you keep your rear end in your chair and your eyes glued to your screen, the less productive you may be,\u201d writes Susan Adams. \u201cGetting up from your desk and moving not only heightens your powers of concentration, it enhances your health.\u201d\n\nResearchers have studied the power of naps, exercise, daydreaming, and chatting with co-workers, among other activities, to increase brain power, and they\u2019ve all come to the same conclusion: Taking breaks is good for you\u2014and good for your productivity.\n\nAdams offers a list of eight ways to recharge your brain:\n\n\n<ul>\n\t\n\n<li>Take a walk.<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Take a nap.<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Chat with a co-worker.<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Run an errand.<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Brush your teeth.<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Go to the gym.<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Go to lunch.<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Spend a few minutes checking a social media site.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\nRead the full article at <a title=\"Forbes.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/susanadams\/2014\/06\/16\/eight-ways-goofing-off-can-make-you-more-productive-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes.com<\/a>.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[439],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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