5-Minute Break Techniques for the Utterly Uninspired

Optional Break Techniques to Distract Yourself from Productivity

Warning: The following techniques are not actually going to get you anything done. But they might make you feel slightly less guilty for not doing anything.

• Doodle Break: Randomly draw squiggles on a piece of paper.
• Memorama: Remember the most random, irrelevant details about your childhood.
• The Stare: Stare intensely at a wall, daring it to stare back.
• Snooze Break: Pretend to sleep, but actually just rest your eyes.