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Why 30-20-10 Minute Time Outs are a Recipe for Disaster
30-20-10 Minute Time Outs: A Guide to Certain Catastrophe
Avoid the perils of time management with these ill-conceived strategies.
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Why 30-20-10 Minutes are a Recipe for Disaster
In theory, taking short breaks every 30-20-10 minutes is supposed to boost productivity. In reality...
1. You'll never remember what you were doing before the break.
- You'll waste time trying to recall your last task.
- You'll struggle to pick up where you left off.
- You'll probably end up with 5 tabs open in your browser.
2. You'll get sucked into the vortex of social media.
- You'll spend more time on Twitter than you intended.
- You'll compare your productivity to others.
- You'll wonder why you even bothered.
3. You'll turn your workspace into a snack-filled war zone.
- Cookies will be everywhere.
- Candy wrappers will stick to everything.
- Donuts will be the only thing you're really working on.
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