Tag: self help tips

Every 20 minutes looking 20 feet away for 20 seconds is a great rule for taking breaks especially if you are working on a computer for your daily work.

Daniel Pink mentions about this insight in his book When

Top performers , research has proved , work for 22 mins and take breaks for 17 minutes to rejig themselves.

Daniel Pink mentions the same in his book When

Afternoons are the BERMUDA triangle of a day when the productivity of a person dips.
In hospitals where doctors are stressed out and not given much needed breaks , doctors are more likely to prescribe unnecessary ANTIBIOTICS during the afternoons than in the mornings.

Though the solution to this is enabling doctors and nurses with short breaks to rejig themselves , the better option is to go for appointments earlier in the day.

Daniel Pink mentions the same in his book When

MORNING MORALITY EFFECT explains the phenomenon wherein people are more likely to be DISHONEST in the AFTERNOON because most of us are better able to resist opportunities to lie , cheat , steal and indulge in unethical behavior in the morning than afternoon.

Hence all important decisions should be made in the morning..

Daniel Pink mentions the same in his book When

Research has proven that short naps between 10 and 20 minutes can help improve cognitive performance , mental and physical health without causing SLEEP INERTIA.

This is really helpful during afternoons which is the BERMUDA TRIANGLE of our day when we feel low in terms of productivity.

Daniel Pink mentions the same in his book When

“Temporal landmarks slow our thinking, allowing us to deliberate at a higher level and make better decisions”