{"id":2672,"date":"2023-06-18T16:39:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T09:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/?p=2672"},"modified":"2023-06-18T16:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T09:39:53","slug":"lets-take-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/2023\/06\/lets-take-a-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Take A Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you taken a break today? Did you know that overworking can damage your mental and physical health? This is your sign to take a break so stop working\/studying for a while and you can read this post while you do so!<\/span><\/p>\n

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First of all, <\/strong>H<\/strong>ow do we know we\u2019re overworked? How is it harmful?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

A recent study by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization shows that working more than 55 hours a week can have negative effects on your health. If you\u2019re overworked, your cortisol levels (the primary stress hormone) increase which can lead to brain fog, high blood pressure and a host of other health problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then, What are The B<\/i><\/strong>enefits of Taking Breaks?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Breaks allow you to pause and rest so that you can resume whatever you\u2019re doing with new energy. Therefore, taking frequent breaks may bring you significant benefits, such as:<\/span>
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1. Help to prevent and reduce stress<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Enhance your mood and productivity<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Help to improve your physical health<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Help to improve your physical health<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Fuel your creativity<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Improve your memory and learning<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Allow you to reassess and keep an overview<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Prevent fatigue and improve concentration<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Improve your mental health and overall wellbeing<\/span>
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So, Here is Some Tips to Ensure You Take Breaks!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

1. Agree break times with your peers and help each other to stick to the break time.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Set an alarm on your phone to prompt you.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Plan to do something in your break that you enjoy \u2013 the anticipation of pleasure will motivate you to keep to the break.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cTaking a break can lead to breakthroughs.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2015 Russell Eric Dobda<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/health.clevelandclinic.org\/effects-of-working-too-much\/<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

https:\/\/blog.noisli.com\/10-benefits-of-taking-breaks-and-why-breaks-are-so-important\/<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\/7254308-taking-a-break-can-lead-to-breakthroughs#:~:text=Quote%20by%20Russell%20Eric%20Dobda,break%20can%20lead%20to%20breakthroughs.%E2%80%9D<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

https:\/\/thewellbeingthesis.org.uk\/foundations-for-success\/importance-of-taking-breaks-and-having-other-interests\/#:~:text=Taking%20breaks%20has%20been%20shown,and%20cardiovascular%20disease%20%5B2%5D<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you taken a break today? Did you know that overworking can damage your mental and physical health? This is your sign to take a break so stop working\/studying for a while and you can read this post while you do so!   First of all, How do we know we\u2019re overworked? How is it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2672"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2679,"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672\/revisions\/2679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student-activity.binus.ac.id\/aiesec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}