Review: Breaks. Do less. Achieve more. 10 x Aha
Break - How rest periods promote creativity
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My book of the month: Break is one of those books that I pick up again and again. The first time I read it, I borrowed it from a friend who recommended it to me.
The author Alex Soojung-Kim Pang spoke so profoundly about the power of pauses that I bought the book and read it a second time.
Pause: Do less, achieve more
In English the book is called REST. Why you get more done, when you work less. The English rest, which describes both inner peace and recovery times, unfortunately cannot be rendered as powerfully in German.
Whether in German or English - the book is well worth reading, especially for people who work a lot with their heads and want to maintain their creative capacity.
Break - 10 insights.
- In our modern culture Stress and overwork are honoured. In the past Serenity and calm are the hallmarks of a noble and intelligent person. The rich and educated were expected to have room for enjoyable activities in their lives.
- People who allow themselves sufficient breaks perform better. better performance.
- 4 hours of intensive creative or cognitive work seem to be the maximum that the human brain is capable of per day. Many great creative minds have worked intensively in the morning and used the rest of the day for administrative tasks or relaxing activities.
- Breaks maintain and promote creativity and cognitive power.
- Good recovery is not passive, but actively. To recover and restore mental strength, it is not enough to do nothing People who do enjoyable activities in their free time, e.g. sport, music, walks, games, recover more deeply than people who just hang out.
- It is important for deep relaxation that the brain is so busy with something else, that you can temporarily forget about work or stressful things - for example, you can hardly think about work-related problems when you're on a climbing wall.
- Ideal for deep relaxation are Activities that give you a break from everyday life, are relaxing, but also give you a real sense of achievement - the experience of mastering something. Deep relaxation is a skill that can be learnt.
- It's important to keep your distance, not being constantly reminded of work z. e.g. via smart phone or email - logical.
- The recovery effect of holidays only lasts for around three to four weeks - It is therefore worth taking short holidays more often.
- For creative breakthroughs you need Phases in which thoughts can wander - the famous examples are realisations during walks and aha-experiences in the shower.
Break - the most important facts in brief
To summarise, he says that breaks and relaxation are valuable and, if you cultivate them, can have a positive effect on your life:
- More focus and concentration instead of being unproductively busy
- More time because you work more effectively and have more creative ideas
- More success
- More calm and inner peace
The - scientifically proven - side effects of recovery phases and breaks are so extensive that their presence in life should not simply be left to chance, but should be consciously planned.
The break, ELSA and me
Books have an impact on my life. I read, reflect and then implement something. I pay attention - inspired by the book Breaks - even more on the Tomorrow for challenging tasks that require a high degree of creativity and concentration.
What's more, instead of simply working through it, I have a Relaxing lunch break built into my life.
I have them ELSA baptised
- Food - I often used to forget that
- Learning - reading something or watching a webinar
- Sleep - or at least snooze for a few minutes
- Activate - a few minutes of exercise
A break like this is good for you!
Book info: Break
Alex Soojun-Kim Pang: Take a break. Do less, achieve more.
Short and sweet: A book that shows in a well-founded and versatile way how breaks can promote creative thinking and action. If you would like to delve deeper into part 2 of this webinar, this book is just right for you.
Link to the book Pause:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3442342228/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=3442342228&linkCode=as2&tag=downtoearth-21&linkId=5093dc6b908a94154bcdc406fb937ff5
If you would like to learn more about this topic, I recommend watching the recording of my webinar: Come to rest
