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Perhaps the best is physical activity of some kind. That doesn't necessarily mean pumping iron or riding a stationary bike to nowhere...simply walking and getting out of the work environment might be enough. I'm in no way a visual artist, so I find it helpful to challenge myself with something visual: Zendoodles, origami, whatever. It just has to be ...

Many people suggest at 15 to 30 minute nap, as any longer you can start falling into a deeper sleep, which can leave you feeling lethargic if you don't then sleep for your usual time (x hours) When I can get time for a power nap I tend to set my alarm for 30 minutes and that works quite well for me. Worth experimenting to see what suits you.

I'm a little surprised that nobody had anything positive to say about it. I've been using Pomodoro for a month, but I'm switching to 30/30. (I'm a freelance developer so I have the freedom to not worry about what my boss thinks about my break time routines.) A couple thoughts: Pomodoro is strictly rigid. If you get "interrupted" 20 minutes into a task, ...

Take a look on the polyphasic sleep forum for hints on powernapping and possibly reducing your total sleep time. Personally I like 20 minute naps. I use a white noise generator on my phone to drown out sound (it also turns off after 20 minutes with an alarm) and a blindfold. Then I close my eyes, squint while staring slightly upwards (natural REM sleep ...

Aim for a 90 minute nap, or some other multiple of 90 minutes. The reason for this has to do with sleep cycles. In the average person, the first 65 minutes of sleep don't really do much for you. Yes, they make you feel less tired, but that will wear off quickly and your brain is still going to operate at the same tired level that you had before your nap. ...

Sometimes it is good just to free your mind but it depends how you work with your team but if your working pattern works, why to change it? If you want to be more creative I would say change the activity completely. I wouldn't say card games is the best when you worked on the computer science, in my opinion is quite close, as you still trying to thing ...

Would be different for different people, but in your case, it seems you have a hard time focusing back on work again if you do something stimulating in the break, so I guess the answer here is - something relaxing, but not distracting. Listening to music, taking a nap, or a walk, or you could try meditating.

There's a classic article from Harvard Business Review that talks about tasks as monkeys. They're kind of cute and cuddly, and you feel kind of lonely if you don't have enough of them around. But if you have too many of them at feeding time and don't have enough bananas to go around, watch out, you're in trouble! See ...

You do need to relax. I don't think games and TV are unproductive; some of the smartest people I know would watch TV or play games between study hours! A consistent reward makes it easier to focus on things. If you want something better, yeah, talk to people. Or do housework - sweep/vacuum your house, do laundry, shop for grocery ingredients. A lot of ...

I found talking to people to be a good choice, since I tend to don't get much company in times of intese work anyway. So staying in touch with the "outside world" becomes more important. Other than that I try to get off my desk as much as possible (so don't browse the web) and e.g. do some manual work like make tea, move away some dishes.

What you could do is this. For a 5 hour meeting make 5 blocks of 1 hour each. Then have a reminder set 5 mins before the next block starts. So when you get this reminder, you have a break. So if you have set google calendar to remind you 5 mins before the next block starts, you stop the meeting as soon as you get the reminder and then have a 5 mins break. ...

Having done both Pomodoro and 30/30, I feel that the ideal is a mix between the two. Pomodoro Pomodoro is ideal for mindless tasks where you want to churn out as much time as possible. It's also perfect at maintaining momentum. Pomodoro actually works great for light programming as it forces you to take a little stretch or tea break. Tasks where you want ...

I use a tool that helps me set regular breaks when working. It also helps me to stay focus on tasks and get more things done in a short period of time. Using this tool it allows me to take a break in every 2 hours of work I take 15 minutes break, which helps me relax a bit and try to regain sanity.