{"id":2512,"date":"2014-04-24T11:13:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T16:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2014-04-24T11:13:24","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T16:13:24","slug":"15-ish-perfectly-legitimate-reasons-to-go-take-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/2014\/04\/24\/15-ish-perfectly-legitimate-reasons-to-go-take-a-break\/","title":{"rendered":"15-ish Perfectly Legitimate Reasons to Go Take a Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

Putting in a solid day\u2019s work doesn\u2019t mean spending 8 hours chained to your desk. In fact, it\u2019s been shown that taking breaks throughout the day actually improves your productivity.
\nA break creates a natural point at which to refocus your energy. Getting ready to tackle a task that\u2019s been on your To-Do list for a while? Take a break. Hitting a wall while brainstorming? Take a break. Thinking about flipping over your painfully slow computer and setting your desk on fire? Take a break.
\nWithout further ado, here are 15 perfectly legitimate reasons to peel your crusty carcass away from your desk and go take a break.
\n 
\n1. Mornings? No thank you, sir.<\/strong>
\n

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Seriously, though. What kind of sadist decided that 7 a.m. is a perfectly reasonable start time.<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\n2. You don\u2019t just want coffee. You need it. And that’s a scientific fact.<\/strong>
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I need 100 CCs of latte. STAT.<\/p><\/div>
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\n3. You put on pants today; that deserves a victory lap.<\/strong>
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Ugh. Dress codes, amiright?<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\n4. It\u2019s far too tempting to reply to that email with a snarky, mean, or otherwise unprofessional response.<\/strong>
\n

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Reply All: IF BRAINS WERE GASOLINE; YOU WOULDN’T HAVE THE ENERGY TO POWER A SCOOTER AROUND A QUARTER.<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\n5. You got winded walking to the restroom and are now reevaluating your life choices.<\/strong>
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I’m trying this new fad called uh, jogging. I believe it’s jogging or yogging. it might be a soft j. I’m not sure but apparently you just run for an extended period of time. It’s supposed to be wild.<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\n6A. You\u2019ve been calling the intern \u201cIntern\u201d for the past 6 months and decide today is the day you\u2019ll finally learn his name.<\/strong>
\n

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Now go get me some coffee \u2013 wait, no. I’ll go get it myself…<\/p><\/div>
\n\u00a0<\/a>
\n6B. Instead, you learned that Intern\u2019s last day was last week. Godspeed, Intern.<\/strong>
\n

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Go on, Intern, you\u2019re free now. Go on, Intern! Get! You have to go, Intern. Please, Intern, go. get! Goooo! Get out of here! Don\u2019t you understand?! Get! I don\u2019t want you anymore! Get!<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\n7. The weather isn\u2019t actively trying to kill you anymore.<\/span>
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Anyone know where Punxsutawney Phil lives? I’ve got a horse head with his name on it…<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\n8. Some projects require getting psyched up first.<\/strong>
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Let’s do this.<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\n9. You’re really starting to lose it.<\/strong>
\n

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No… more… html…<\/p><\/div>
\n\u00a0<\/a>
\n10. Baseball isn\u2019t going to watch itself; may as well check the Brewers score.<\/strong>
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It’s time for my 7th inning stretch.<\/p><\/div>
\n\u00a0<\/a>
\n11. Golf isn\u2019t going to golf itself. Time to hit the driving range!<\/strong>
\n

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It’s been a really long winter.<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\n12A. You have to pee so badly, it looks like you\u2019re Prancercising.<\/strong>
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Hold it… Hold it… C’mon… So… Close…<\/p><\/div>
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/a>
\n12B. Ugh… Awesome.<\/strong>
\n

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Welp. Looks like it’s time to stock up on chocolate and waterproof mascara. (Amiright, ladies?)<\/p><\/div>
\n\u00a0<\/a>
\n13. Being an adult is really hard sometimes. Sometimes you need a breather to escape the hard reality that you’ve become your parents.<\/strong>
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After 11 years in the workforce, you’d think I’d be better at this “being an adult” thing.<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\n14. How else would I be able to make this gem?\u00a0<\/strong>
\n

\"This<\/a>

This is some Hogwarts-caliber magic right here.<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\nAnd, finally…<\/strong>
\n15. Because Reman U isn\u2019t going to write itself.<\/strong>
\n

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Trust me. This is 100% accurate.<\/p><\/div>
\n 
\nIn all seriousness, you need breaks. It takes massive amounts of energy to focus your thoughts on one task, and, frankly, our brains aren’t made for that. Think of it this way, an 8-hour work day is a marathon and your brain is a born sprinter \u2013 it works most efficiently in short bursts. Pushing it to sprint farther and longer, will not only exhaust it faster. And an exhausted brain is a nothing more than a big, grey wad of [insert fart sound here].
\nSo, what do you say? Let’s save our brainmeats the stress and go take a break.<\/p>\n

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\nAimee, our Jill of All Trades, couldn’t think of what to write for her bio, so she’s taking a lap around the building. In the meantime, leave a comment below for Aimee or\u00a0e<\/a>mail her directly<\/span><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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