If you’re on a quest to be more productive, you might assume that you need to use every minute in the day to, well, accomplish something.
But pushing yourself to work harder and faster doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be more efficient. In fact, if you never give your brain time to rest and recuperate, your attention, creativity, and problem-solving skills will suffer.
So, what’s the best way to boost productivity? According to the three experts we spoke to, it’s using your down time to recharge and refuel. As Sophie Mort, a clinical psychologist at Headspace, told HuffPost, “Once we are feeling rested and fulfilled outside of work, we become more productive and present when we return.”
What you do after work can have a profound effect on how alert and focused you feel the next day. With that, here are five things you absolutely want to avoid doing after work if you’re looking to up your productivity:
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