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For me, a 10 minute break adds little value so I never take them. By the time I sit down to "relax" for a minute I lose focus on what I need to accomplish. Just as I begin to relax it's time to go back to work and I have to spend time getting my mind re-focused on the task at hand. I find it easier to work through them.
I'm not a clock watcher though, so most times I don't even realize it is lunch until it's closer to 1pm. Clock watchers are very inefficient.
I take breaks more often to think through a problem...going over solutions. It's a way for me to walk away from my desk and refocus on the big picture.
Breaks are strictly enforced at my work and I find them to be extremely disruptive to my thought processes and workflow. I think their value is mostly contingent on the type of environment in which one works. I work in an office, but I can see where they would be of tremendous value in manual labor or in a factory setting.
Breaks are strictly enforced at my work and I find them to be extremely disruptive to my thought processes and workflow. I think their value is mostly contingent on the type of environment in which one works. I work in an office, but I can see where they would be of tremendous value in manual labor or in a factory setting.
A factory, restaurant, retail, or maybe a job where you are on your feet all day long and performing physical labor is about the only places I can think of where a break is really necessary. As you stated above, in an office environment we use our brains more than muscle. Taking those breaks can disrupt a thought process and sometimes that disruption can take a lot longer to recover from if you are in the middle of a large task.
I have co-workers who seem to live for these breaks. They are very inefficient and rarely get work done because they are constantly watching the clock and stopping their work to run outside. That stop and go has caused them to get behind on work and complain about having to stay late all the time. Aside from the occasional necessity for me to work longer hours for proposals and such when it's time for me to go home, I go home. My work is done.
We forgo the breaks and take a long lunch. Tradition. Plus we can walk around and run our mouths at any time of the day. We are not overworked. We are gubm't workers.
A factory, restaurant, retail, or maybe a job where you are on your feet all day long and performing physical labor is about the only places I can think of where a break is really necessary. As you stated above, in an office environment we use our brains more than muscle. Taking those breaks can disrupt a thought process and sometimes that disruption can take a lot longer to recover from if you are in the middle of a large task.
I have co-workers who seem to live for these breaks. They are very inefficient and rarely get work done because they are constantly watching the clock and stopping their work to run outside. That stop and go has caused them to get behind on work and complain about having to stay late all the time. Aside from the occasional necessity for me to work longer hours for proposals and such when it's time for me to go home, I go home. My work is done.
And these attitudes are why Americans are killing themselves through overwork and stress. Compared to European countries, our lack of vacations and time off is pathetic. We should work to live, not live to work.
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Guys don't forget to take your 10 minute break.
