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The Secret to Getting More Done
It was a cold and rainy day as I sat alone in my home office debugging Webpack config errors. No matter what I tried, the errors would not go away. My natural inclination was to "just get through most of them" before eating lunch. But as I fixed errors, more emerged. Do you know what eventually got me through these hang ups?
As my hunger grew stronger, I decided to give in and went to lunch. Being able to step away and temporarily detach my mind from the task at hand was just what I needed to approach this problem with a fresh approach full of new things to try.
Time and time again, the act of taking a break has helped immensely both for getting meaningful work done and for my overall mental state.

Photo by Sander Dalhuisen on Unsplash
My top three activities while taking a break throughout the workday are:
Four-day weeks and hybrid workplaces don't mean less work—just a more honest accounting of what already goes on. The standard work week in the USA is currently 40 hours, but no one is actually productive that entire time. I set up a poll on Twitter to get some data points on this and here's the results.

Remembering to take breaks has helped me to get more done while working fewer hours, and I can support my teammates better by bringing my best self to my work. Maybe it can help you too. What are some of your favorite activities to do when taking a break during the work day?
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