With this break trick you will be more successful at work
Created: 02/04/2022Updated: 02/04/2022 16:28
To-do lists can also be motivating at work.
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If you manage your time and tasks cleverly, the work is often much easier to do.
Do you know the
“Pomodoro Technique
”?
It's not about cooking.
Rather, it is a strategy on how you can work more efficiently and with greater concentration, for example in the office or in your home office.
The name goes back to a tomato-shaped kitchen clock, as the experts from
Karrierebibel.de
describe.
The principle is actually quite simple: With this technique
, you divide the time into sections of 25 minutes each
, in which you focus fully on a specific task.
Then take a break of about five minutes.
After a total of four intervals, there is a longer break of around 15 to 30 minutes, during which you can recover.
This is how you structure your morning, for example, and in the best case scenario you are not only more productive, but also more relaxed than if you worked for hours at a time.
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To-do lists should promote motivation at work
The Businessinsider.de
portal
also recommends that
you also work with
to-do lists
.
Ticking off task after task brings additional motivation.
In a 2011 study, researchers examined the so-called Zeigarnik effect, a psychological effect that states that unfinished tasks should be remembered better than completed processes.
According to the Business Insider report, those participants who had structured and prioritized their tasks concentrated better than the others.
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"20-20-20 rule" in the home office or office
Another tip is that if you spend most of your time looking at the screen at work, you should also
follow the
“20-20-20 rule”
. You should look outside for at least 20 seconds every 20 minutes. Specifically on an object that is at least about six meters away, as stated on
Businessinsider.de
for advice on more concentrated work, among other things. Because the eye muscles also tense up. Regular breaks should help.
But even a little
exercise
in between shouldn't do any harm, so that we feel fitter and more balanced at work again.
Just like a little
sport
after work to relieve the stress from work more easily, as well as enough sleep at night.
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