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“Taking breaks allows your brain and body to get the necessary recharge it needs to keep going,” says Brittany Johnson, a licensed mental health counselor. Keeping up the grind may seem fruitful, but it can negatively impact your long-term performance and mental health.

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Working from home has become an integral part of the transformed professional lifestyle during this coronavirus pandemic. There’s a lot of uncertainty about when it will be safe to go back to workplaces, as remote work policies continue. In these times of adjustment, it may be difficult to navigate around this way of life. Understand you are not alone and that you will get through this! Whether you are a workaholic or just really laid-back, it is important to stay energized and focused throughout the day in healthy ways. The key? It could be as simple as taking more breaks.

Why take a break?

With everything—work, life, and entertainment—being virtual, experts recommend stepping away from screens in order to achieve optimal wellness. “Taking screen breaks throughout your day will help you get more done with greater ease and enjoyment and will also lower stress on your body and mind, which will benefit your overall health,” says Krista-Lynn Landolfi, a master transformation coach. While you may be tempted to doom-scroll and binge-watch, there are a multitude of ways to limit your time online and de-stress. Along with those digital detoxes, try taking periodic breaks daily to focus on yourself. Work can be demanding sometimes, and if you are grinding away hour after hour, chances are this toil may be costing you more than productivity. “Taking breaks allows your brain and body to get the necessary recharge it needs to keep going,” says Brittany Johnson, a licensed mental health counselor. Keeping up the grind may seem fruitful, but it can negatively impact your long-term performance and mental health. A break can be really helpful to refocus your attention if you experience brain fog or feel absent-minded. Taking a moment to recharge alone gives you time to reflect on yourself and understand why you are feeling the way you are. This short pause can actually help reboot your brain to be more tuned in. “It allows you time to come up with other ideas or solutions to [what] you are working on,” says Brittany.

What should you do during a break?

The options are endless, but you should try to engage in things that give you a sense of joy and comfort. Still, know that it may not be effective to take a break and get caught up in another monotonous task. Krista-Lynn, who works with clients of all ages from young professionals to celebrities, suggests infusing a sense of play in the day to lighten your mood and drive motivation. “Next time you’re feeling a midafternoon slump, turn on some music, get up, and dance! Dancing is a great form of exercise that increases heart rate and oxygenates the brain, which will lift the fog and quickly refocus you,” she says. If you’re feeling distraught or scatterbrained, spend your break engaging in mood-boosting activities. Brittany recommends increasing your mental sharpness for better memory, focus, understanding, and concentration. “[Your] mental sharpness can [elevate] in various ways. Starting your morning with a short mindfulness exercise can give you the ability to install attention and focus,” she says. “I also recommend jigsaw puzzles or other games that require solving problems to increase mental sharpness.”

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Why do I play piano better after a break?

If you wear yourself out everyday, without giving yourself time to rest, you will play a certain way. After a while, it will be "normal" for you to play in this strained state. So you may feel like you're playing better because when you take time off, you're giving your muscles time to heal.

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Walking away from something and letting it "marinade" is a learning technique known as incubation. When conscious, incubation occurs in the sub-conscious mind where your brain will continue to essentially run series of diagnostic tests addressing the problem it has been presented with. When sleeping, incubation occurs in the unconscious mind, and some people might even have a dream about the problem they are dealing with. This has been shown in mice wherein a given mouse was presented with a complicated maze. When sleeping, electrodes attached to the mouse's brain illustrated the mouse running through the maze over and over, assimilated learned information. The next day, the mouse was able to make it through the maze with little problem. Incubation also has the added benefit allowing the person to approach the problem with a fresh perspective. Typically, extended breaks from an instrument are not encouraged as a musician could lose a lot of fine motor-control and stamina. That said, extended breaks can be beneficial. For example, they could give a musician ample time to forget their bad playing / practice habits as well as renewing their enthusiasm and vigor for playing. Small breaks (a few hours) are good and should be done often when practicing. Long, extended breaks (a week or more) should not be done frequently at all and in fact used sparingly. N.B. Mentally practicing is also quite beneficial. If taking a break from your instrument, taking a practice session to mentally rehearse your music can aide in your practice as well.

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