50 ideas to do during your work break

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The next time you are about to log into social media, put aside your phone and do one of these things.

To cheer up

1. Do some stretching right at your desk to give your muscles a break from the repetitive posture.

2. Go outside and walk around the building twice. If it's too cold, go down and up the stairs several times.

3. Offer to go out for coffee for everyone. You will receive the necessary dose of caffeine and at the same time the gratitude of your colleagues.

4. If you need to make a call, go outside or in the meeting room and talk on the go. Movement and conversation will energize you.

5. Take a 15 minute nap. For example, in a car or somewhere else where no one will see you. After that, you will feel much more cheerful.

6. Read something inspiring. Or watch motivational TED talks.

To recharge your brain

7. Try the Lumosity Brain Trainer. Neuroscientists have developed exercises that train basic cognitive abilities: memory, attention, problem solving.

8. Read helpful bookmarked articles. You will be distracted and perhaps learn something new.

9. Watch the beginning of yesterday evening's show. So you quickly find out the news and laugh.

10. Have a healthy snack. Blueberries, black currants, leafy greens, or nuts can help your brain function better.

11. Bring an interesting, non-work-related book to your office and read it during your breaks. A good book will give you inspiration.

12. Write something! For example, a blog post or a short story about what is happening in the office. Or start working on the book you've always dreamed of writing.

13. Learn a foreign language with the Duolingo app. It only takes a couple of minutes a day to build up your vocabulary.

To chat

14. Invite a colleague for a coffee or meeting on the go. At the same time, you can discuss the accumulated ideas or ask for advice.

15. Amuse your colleagues with a funny picture.

16. Leave the office and call someone close to you. Just ask how their day is going.

17. Ask your closest coworkers to share your funniest joke. Then buy coffee for the winner.

18. Thank someone who helped you recently. It is not necessary to write a long letter, just a couple of lines will be enough.

19. Praise one of your colleagues. Think about why you enjoy working with them or what they do better than others.

20. Do you have time to take a break, but do your colleagues have it? If another department urgently needs help, please help. Colleagues will appreciate and help you out next time.

To have a productive time

21. Clean up your phone. Delete unused apps, sort your photos, put apps into folders. Bring the apps you use daily to your home screen. At the same time, change the wallpaper.

22. Pick one of the projects you're currently working on and brainstorm for ten minutes. Stock up on paper and a marker and write down whatever comes to mind.

23. Update passwords. It is best for the phrase to include uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and at least one special character. Do not use the same password for mail and social networks. To avoid forgetting new passwords, use a password manager like 1Password or PassPack.

24. Clean up your desk drawers or nightstand. Throw away old gum, pens that don't write, straightened paper clips, and other debris.

25. Upgrade your mailbox. Write response templates and set up an autoresponder.

26. Unsubscribe from unnecessary mailings. Anything you haven't read in a month only clogs up your inbox.

27. Rename the documents and put them in their places. Then you don't have to search for the file the boss needs for five minutes.

28. Delegate a task. Try to free up time for the things you love.

To advance your career

29. Go to Pinterest. But instead of recipe boards or DIY boards, look at something career-related. For example, a selection of impressive resumes, work suits, or cool companies that you would like to work for.

30. Check out on social media what others have done recently. Did someone write a book? Redesigned your site? Did you speak at the conference? You can write a letter of congratulations to close friends.

31. Scroll through the feed, see what your friends are writing about. Congratulate those who got a promotion or took a new job. It is not known when these connections may be useful to you.

32. Sit back and dream. Not about a beach vacation, but about what you want to achieve in your career in five or ten years. Want a more creative position? A job that allows you to travel a lot? Own business? Do not think about what needs to be done for this yet. Just let yourself dream.

33. Follow talented people who have accomplished something. Stay tuned for their updates and tips.

34. Tidy up your professional profile.

35. Find courses you would like to enroll in or a conference you would like to attend. Think about how to save money for this, or persuade your boss to pay the expenses.

To relax

36. Do nothing for two minutes. Seriously, there is even a site called donothingfor2minutes.com. You just need to relax, listen to the sound of the waves and not move the mouse.

37. If you are worried about something, write these thoughts on a piece of paper and then throw it away.

38. Find a new wallpaper for your desktop: a beautiful landscape, an inspirational quote, or a vacation photo. Better yet, pick a few and change them every month.

39. Go to your favorite coffee shop and buy yourself some warm and tasty drink. Sit back and enjoy every sip.

40. Check out photos from around the world on the National Geographic website.

41. Take a notebook and pen and write down your thoughts. It's okay if nothing brilliant comes to mind. Write down how you feel and what you are grateful for. This is enough to relax.

To completely distract myself

42. Use your imagination and add interesting items to the list of things you want to do in life. Maintain such a list in Evernote, Google Docs, or Bucketlistly.

43. Check out Buzzfeed or another entertainment site.

44. Play your favorite work playlist. It should contain songs that inspire you, but do not distract you from your work. If you have to write, instrumental music is better.

45. Change office supplies for a more professional workspace.

46. Read funny comics.

47. Draw a Picasso-style painting on the Picasso Head website.

48. Go to the back room for new office supplies. Or search for something beautiful online.

49. Make a beautiful sculpture out of office supplies.

50. Invite a colleague to compete in office chair races.