Name: 5 Ways To Beat Burnout and Increase Productivity
Uploaded: 2018-06-22T13:02:24.000Z
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Hey, it's Marie Forleo and you are watching MarieTV, the place to be to create a business

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Now, if you want to be even more productive and feel less burned out at the end of each

workday, this episode is going to show you how.

Today's question comes from Kelly who writes:

I love your work and love B-School, so thanks for all that you do.

I work full-time and I'm also a budding entrepreneur.

My job hours are 2 to 10pm, so I get a good three hours most weekdays to work on my business,

I recently took some time off thinking I'd be able to get even more done, however I only

got in four solid hours before my creative brain seemed to run out of steam, and this

Do you have advice on taking more effective breaks?

Eventually I'd like to work solely on my business, but I'm afraid that I'd only

And I have to say, I love your business BentSentiments.com.

I mean, Butch Please and Vegetarian Vagatarian.

The fact that you found it difficult to stay productive on those four days that you had

You know, when we push ourselves and work really hard, like 10 to 14 hours a day consistently,

And then once we do take a break, all that fatigue really starts to come to the surface

and often we need longer times to recover.

You see, unlike computers, which are built to work at high speeds running multiple programs

at once over long periods of time, we humans are not designed to work that way.

In fact, bestselling author Tony Schwartz says this.

“A growing body of research suggests that we're most productive when we move between

periods of high focus and intermittent rest.”

That's why it's so important, Kelly, to intentionally take smart, effective breaks.

Now, there is some interesting research around how to do this.

Now, will these strategies work for everyone?

What works for one person may not work for you.

However, these five steps that I'm about to share are a great starting point.

And to make them easy to remember, I've created an acronym called RESET.

Step number one, R stands for review your day and plan breaks in advance.

Now, ideally you're gonna plan your work day, including your break times, the night

And if you haven't seen my video about why planning your day the night before is so damn

important, you need to watch that right after this one.

According to research, if you decide in advance where and when you're going to take a specific

action, you can double or triple your chances of meeting your goal.

Now, you might be asking how many breaks should you take and when?

Take a five to 15 minute break every 90 minutes of dedicated focus time.

Step number two stands for E, meaning make it easy to remember.

So in other words, make taking breaks a no friggin' brainer.

Put them in your calendar, set up notifications, or set timers on your phone.

Because if you're anything like me, once you put your head down and you get into that

focus zone, you can be in the cave for hours without ever looking up to like, I don't know,

Personally, I've forgotten to do all of those things.

Step number three, S, stands for step away from the screen.

So meaning during your breaks no email, no social media or web surfing.

So put down your phone and close the damn computer.

Well, a study done by researchers at the University of Illinois and George Mason found that: “reading

websites and checking email taxes many of the same mental processes that we use when

we're actually working, which actually makes fatigue worse.”

Move on to step number four, which is: step four “exersate.”

Meaning you need to exercise and hydrate.

Now, I wanna talk about hydration first, because dehydration is debilitating.

Studies at Yukon's human performance laboratory showed that dehydration can negatively affect

concentration, reaction time, memory, mood, and can cause headaches, fatigue, and anxiety.

So drink a big, tall glass of water, then do something to move your body.

Get outside in nature, take a walk around the block, do some stretches.

In fact, Zach from Team Forleo has a simple five minute dance routine that he does at

Seriously though, Harvard Business Review reports that exercise during your work day

has benefits like improved concentration, sharper memory, faster learning, prolonged

mental stamina, enhanced creativity, lowers stress, and elevated mood.

Finally, step number five, T, stands for tune back in.

So once you've walked or stretched or danced, take a few deep breaths and tune back into

the project you were doing or the next project on your list.

Remember, where attention goes energy flows.

And what you want to do is redirect your cognitive energy back into focus mode.

Step number one is review your day and plan breaks in advance.

Step number two is make it easy, as in easy to remember with simple alarms or notifications.

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