A very bad attitude and very bad habit that most of us have is the fact that we eat while working and act like we are undeserving of break or our lunch times.
In the company policy, the break or lunch time was not added to give you extra time of work, instead it was added to give you rest to cool off, refresh yourself and come back to work renewed. The constant act of skipping lunch or break time is really bad to our health and little do we know that short time off really has a big added advantage.
Most of us barely know that sitting in one particular position for a long time has its disadvantages and causes damages to the. Key system than you know. So you probably don’t even know what to do to make great use of your lunch break, here are 5 great things you probably might need to make great use of your break.
1. Updating Yourself
Your break time is definitely the perfect time to do something that probably makes you feel relaxed and charged at the same time.
You could probably use that time to take an online course to educate yourself on some certain skills that are definitely in high demand at the moment like soft skills management, business management courses and the like. All of these would relax your nerves and you would learn things you really need within that period.
Updating yourself might even be deep and also allows you to be in a silent room all by yourself and reminiscing about a lot of stuff or probably brainstorming a possible solution to a particular problem.
Reading books to update you about the next big thing or giving you the right information you need to be better in certain or all ramifications of life.
2. Stretching
After sitting down half of a day , typing , straining and holding your muscles in one position for a while, it is important you get off the chair and stretch your muscles. It is very important to flex and move your muscles at every small chance you get.
It is important so your bones or muscles don’t adapt to one particular posture and it could affect your walking posture and the like if not care is not taken.
3. Doing Errands
It is also wise to utilize your lunch times well by running or doing errands and activities you probably filled in for your weekends.
The more you try to tick off your weekend list through your weekdays, your weekends become free and vacant and you can just relax and chill out instead of running errands again.
So your break can be devoted to your weekend segregated activities and this would make your weekend free for other things like going on a date and the likes
4. Actually take a break
Your break is definitely meant to be off work and doesn’t have to be work oriented at all regardless. You have to be able to actually take a break in the literal sense from work activities. You can probably go to a cafe and get something nice, go to a pastry store and get something you crave for. It is an avenue to create a mini vacation for yourself to relax and chill.
Most people misinterpret breaks by seeing it as an avenue to actually suspend one office work and jump on the other and they actually don’t utilize their breaks. Fine you have to be productive with your breaks but productivity can also be enhanced when you come back to work after your break, very refreshed and strengthened.
You should be motivated and renewed after every break not worked out or stressed out. If possible take a quick nap within this period and ease your tension off your body.
5. Hangout With Colleagues
While growing up in schools we all felt it so weird to go on our breaks alone. We always went with companies because this is what spices up your break. Grab lunch with your colleagues at work. Use this opportunity to hang out with a friend nearby, grab lunch and eat out.
You guys can go to a Karaoke bar , pizza outlet and the likes to just hang out and relax. You would talk about a lot of things and ease off your stress