Researchers from the University of Toronto have determined two things. One, entrepreneurs simply do not take enough breaks. And two, if they did, they would actually find they would be more productive.
"As a society, we don't like to take 'breaks' maybe because of the perception of being lazy," says University of Toronto Rotman School of Business Ph.D candidate Bonnie Hayden Cheng, who was one of the researchers responsible for the study. She spoke to
entrepreneur.com about the study, which found that participants who took breaks "were better able to manage the tasks at hand than those who tried to push through without breaking," the article reports.
It's time for entrepreneurs to start taking some "me time." The process, known as mental disengagement, serves as a "clarity break" and allows people the space and time to put things into perspective.
"Actively taking your mind off the problems at hand actually helps manage multiple role responsibilities and leads to increased levels of [work] satisfaction," says Cheng in the article.
Whether this means taking up a hobby or having a nap, whatever you do to take your mind off work will have an impact on your clarity of thought. Turn your cellphone off, encourages Cheng. "The quality of the break is more important than the quantity."
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Original Source: Entrepreneur.com