Ask practically anyone in modern America how they’re doing, and the answer is likely to be “busy.” It’s a sentiment—and a condition—that’s so ubiquitous that the asker is likely to answer “me too” with a sympathetic nod.
Whether it’s an overstuffed work schedule (complete with lunch at your desk) or an air-tight family calendar that bounces from activity to activity with hardly time for a bathroom break, we lose something when our days are packed with work and scheduled activity from dawn till dusk.
Our productivity, our sanity, and even our health suffer when we fail to make time for regular rest and renewal. But there’s a simple antidote to this common problem—take a break….