Seriously.
My work has been super stressful lately. My inclination when it gets like that is just to power through. Work as hard as I can until I come out on the other side. But I am pretty sure that's not the healthiest way to go about it.
At lunch, the one time I am guaranteed to take a break, I usually don't even leave the building - I work in a building with a couple of restaurants in it, and sometimes I bring my lunch. No need to go out into the big bad world.
For no particular reason today I decided to go out for lunch. I don't mean take a lunch hour (although if you work somewhere where that works for you I fully support it), I just mean I left the building for the 7.5 minutes it took to walk a couple of blocks, buy a sandwich, and walk back.
It was awesome.
I might sound like I'm exaggerating but I could feel myself get happier the moment I got outside. Something about natural light, and fresh air, and a breeze. It's good for you.
So even though you might not think you have time, it's worth it for your wellbeing.
So I am adding that to my list of habits. I am going to get outside. For at least a couple of minutes. On days when it's nice enough out. Then you can go back to the hectic work world, back to being stressed, back to powering through and not taking breaks.
That one trip outside may not solve everything but it's a start. Baby steps.
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