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7 Tips for a Happier, Healthier Workday

Make the most of your working hours

Words: Isabella Vera
Rain or shine, Monday or Friday, we spend the majority of our working hours
at work. Try these simple tips to make your 9-5 as productive as possible.

We’ve all experienced it: a workday that just feels off. Whether we’re tired,

stressed, hungry, or distracted by problems at home, it’s okay to have a rough
day every now and then—but it shouldn’t become a regular occurrence. These
quick tips will help you get back on track and enhance productivity, fight fatigue,
and reduce stress, all in a day’s work.

1 Have a leisurely 2 Pack some 3 Practise
mindfulness
lunch break
protein
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lunch at your desk, taking for a busy day, warding off Buddhist practice that can
a short break can help you a dreaded afternoon energy help us to live thoughtfully
refresh and restore, increasing crash. Try a Mason jar-friendly and consciously in the
your productivity for the rest Mediterranean Chickpea moment, by tuning in to

of the day. Step away from Salad with 12 g of protein our bodies and surroundings.
your desk and take time to per serving for some serious Research suggests that
enjoy your meal. If weather lunchtime satiation, or try a mindfulness can improve
permits, head outside for homemade frozen breakfast decision-making and

a 15-minute walk or short, sandwich to kick your morning productivity.
sweat-free workout. off on a nutritious high note.

TO GIVE MINDFULNESS A GO, TRY THE STOP METHOD

• Stop what • Observe what’s • Proceed with
you’re doing. happening in what you

your present were doing.
• Take a deep moment, without
breath.
judgment.
(Are your shoulders
tense? Is your heart
beating fast?)