The Importance of Breaks

12/18/14

So, AgileGame at work continues to be a great success. I'm falling into a rhythm that I'm really enjoying.

1. AgileGame session
2. AgileGame session
3. Overview of sessions
4. Break

I do this for two hours, and then take a half-hour break.

Breaks are something I've taken seriously for a while, but finding a good rhythm for work really helped reinforce how useful and necessary breaks are.

Several times I found myself stuck with a problem, and the solution would come to me during whatever random activity I was engaged in on my break.

When I was first told about the importance of breaks, and attempted to make them part of my working schedule, I felt guilty about taking the breaks. But now, I have embraced how useful they are. Without the breaks, I would literally be less productive and do a worse job.