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Help! It turns out breaks make you more productive
- According to Mithu Storoni, author of Hyperefficient: Optimize Your Brain to Transform the Way You Work, humans are no longer to be defined by the output's quantity but by the quality it delivers.
- Storoni advises readers to respect the natural cycles of their bodies and minds to improve the quality of their work. Early mornings and late evenings are prime creative time periods when our brains shift between being gently aware' and 'brightly alert', allowing us to forage for new ideas.
- Storoni recommends working in stretches of 60 to 90 minutes and then taking breaks in between; working longer would feel tiring and worsen performance. Ideally, complete the most challenging tasks first, then tackle easier ones and take a break.
- When hitting a wall, Storoni says to take a walk, a short 20-minute one. A unique mental state is created while walking in which people are both alert and with floated attention.
- The body has a biorhythm that prompts people to sleep every 12 hours. Rather than fighting this dip, Storoni recommends leaning into it with a 20-minute nap.
- At the end of the week, logging on at 7 am proved to be more productive and focused than ever. A change in morning and evening routines can help nurture creativity.
- Storoni encourages organizations and individuals to reconsider their approach to work to shift from focusing on output quantity to quality.
- Storoni acknowledges that the workplace has constraints and suggests that employees set schedules that will be most efficient for their work.
- Tip from Storoni is to flip routines to softening the light and sounds in homes during the morning and evening to help nurture creative minds.
- Hyperefficient: Optimize Your Brain to Transform the Way You Work by Mithu Storoni is out from Little, Brown Spark on 17 September.
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