Slow Down to Enjoy What You Do and Take Breaks

There are three things in life you should do every day to enhance your happiness. They are:

1. Go slow
2. Enjoy what you do
3. Take breaks

Go slow: Go slow is an effective way to get things done faster with fewer mistakes and less stress. You work with a cool, calm and collected mind to produce quality work. Just work a little slower to get more out of life. Go slow to appreciate and marvel the wonders of nature. Eat slowly to enjoy your food and get better digestion. Talk slowly to get your message across clearly and precisely. Drive a little slower to avoid accidents.

Enjoy what you do: Life is too short to be miserable and you should enjoy what you do every day. You will surely enjoy celebrations here and there but they are few and far in between and the best thing to do is to find happiness from day to day. The way to do it is to enjoy what you do daily. Enjoy your commute, your work, your breaks, your leisure, your family life, your passion and interests and your sleep.

Take breaks: Taking a break from time to time is a way to go slow and be more productive. Taking a break after a job done well is to celebrate your accomplishment. Taking a break is also essential to clear the clutter in your mind after getting a tough job done so that you can go back to work with a  clear mind and renewed energy.

You will find satisfaction, fulfillment and happiness in your daily life when you go slow, enjoy what you do and take breaks.

Take a Break to be More Effective

Taking breaks is important in many situations. A deserving break will clear the clutter in your mind, reduce your stress so that you can think, decide and work more effectively.  So, take a break:

1. When you have completed a task: Reward yourself for a job done well. Take a coffee break and chat with your co-workers. After a short break, you are refreshed and ready to take on the next task energetically.
2. When you cannot solve a problem at hand: Don’t carry on with it. Take a break and forget about the problem. In most cases when you come back after a break, the problem is solved instantly.
3. When there are too many urgent issues to attend to:  Get away from the mess and release the tension in your mind. When you are calm and composed attend to each and every issue one at a time with focus and concentration.
4. When something is troubling you: Again, take a break and stop thinking about it. When your mind is at ease, just ask yourself,” What is the problem?” Think clearly and address the problem accordingly.
5. When there is an important decision to be made: Don’t decide in haste. Take a break and take your time. Allow your mind to be cool, calm and collected before you reach a decision.
6. When things are not happening as expected: Don’t feel sad or disappointed. Go into the open and breathe in the fresh air.  Feel good about yourself and look at the bright side of things and think positively. The situation is not as bad as you have thought.
7. When you are down: Take a break, relax and replace your negative thoughts with positive ones. Think of happy thoughts to cheer you up.

  

A break is all you need to be more effective.