Team Cognitive Health playbook/Module 5 · Pace & sustainability

Day 45 / 100 · Pace & sustainability · Recovery during the workday

Rest is part of the work.

Recovery isn't only for weekends. Research on micro-breaks links short pauses to less fatigue and more energy across the day.

Micro-breaks

Minutes, Often

  • Stand, stretch, look away
  • Between tasks, not mid-flow
  • Not a scroll through chat

A real lunch

Away From The Screen

  • Not at the desk
  • Not in a “working lunch”
  • Outside if you can

Hard stops

A Clean End

  • Write tomorrow's first step
  • Close the laptop
  • Notifications off after hours

Source: PLOS ONE ↗

Rest is part of the work.

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