Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics
Why Aren’t Your Rest Breaks Boosting Your Productivity?
In one of our earlier posts, we wrote about the potential benefits of leisure web browsing. Surprise – surprise! Charlotte Fritz, an assistant professor from Portland State University, added an important clarification – only visits to JOB-RELATED sites can boost your productivity. Other forms of rest breaks are a mere waste of time.
Not All Rest Breaks Help You Recharge Your Batteries
Internet is one of the biggest temptations ever. It’s close to impossible not to lose track of time on your favorite sites. “I’ll only check in for a minute” is one of the top lies, second only to “I read and accept the terms and conditions.”
A recent business study revealed that at least 64% of office employees visit non-work related sites at work. And things can get only worse if you’re a freelancer, working from home, one on one with your deadlines.
Don’t Skip Rest Breaks! Just Do Them Right!
Coffee breaks and leisure web browsing do nothing more than distract us. We hope that a phone chat with a relative or a couple of songs on the radio will improve our motivation and concentration. Yet, it doesn’t work that way. On the contrary, after a pleasant rest break, we’re unwilling to get back to work, going through unnecessary stress.
This, however, doesn’t mean we should give up all forms of breaks. Lunch break is a must. Short breaks during work can be good too if you do them right. A few options for maximizing the benefits of work-related breaks are:
- make a to-do list for the rest of the day/week;
- help a colleague/ ask a colleague for help;
- find a better way for doing something (check out citation tools or grammar checkers to choose your favorite ones);
- read something interesting but work-related – samples done by your colleagues, writing tips from reputable sources or even professional jokes.
How do you usually spend your short rest breaks?
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