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Working Wonders

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This book is dedicated by the author to the millions of people sitting at their desks in desparate need of a break.

Good breaks are empowering. According to this book, you will know them because they yield at least one, & generally more, of the following:

- deep relaxation;
- greater concentration;
- enhanced creativity;
- replensihed motivation;
- sharper memory;
- higher energy;
- consolidation of information;
- new information or new skills;
- better sex life;
- elevation in consciousness;
- physical conditioning;
- improved health;

This book has 60 quick break techniques. I have tried all (& adapted some) of them over the years.

I fully concur with the author. Human beings are not built to sit at a desk for hours at a stretch. Our bodies are designed to move.

There are a few small breaks which have since become my daily rituals till today:

- drink water;
- breathe deeply;
- give my eyes a rest;
- see more with soft focus (I play with random dot stereograms!);
- read rapidly;
- gaze out of the window;
- listen to music;
- use mindmaps &/or doodle;
- relax all my muscles;
- stretch often;
- improve my sitting posture;
- climb stairs;
- play with a toy;
- do cross crawls;

As the book says, whether relaxing or reviving, the 60 brilliant breaks are the next best thing to taking a vacation - bringing you back to work feeling like you've come back to life!

In summing up, this has been a great book. High recommended for al busy professionals!