'More than half of employees (59%) report feeling burnout, according to a recent survey from Aflac.'
are associated with hindered performance. What can we do to address our declining well-being while maintaining performance?
Pausing work rather than pushing through might help with both aspects. Intrigued by two competing narratives — one focused on working more as an indicator of performance and the other on having regular respites to protect well-being — as well as mixed findings of individual studies on these topics, our team conducted a. In analyzing more than 80 studies, we confirmed that pausing work throughout the day can improve well-being and also help with getting more work done.
The good news is that taking breaks can help employees to recharge and short-circuit the negative spiral of exhaustion and decreasing productivity. However, not all breaks are equal in terms of their effects.Breaks come in many different shapes and forms: exercising, browsing social media, going for a short walk, socializing with others, taking a nap, grabbing lunch, and so on. However, our systematic review shows that not all break types are equally effective.
Despite these benefits, exercise is not the most preferred way to spend breaks among employees. Our review shows that browsing social media is the most common break type — almost everyone report engaging in this activity. However,
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