Monday, May 23, 2011

Catching A Break in a High Volume Production World


In a high-volume production environment, stealing a moment to oneself during a busy workday is imperative. A little diversion is good medicine to fight exhaustion and burnout.
Here at Propulsion, borrowing time here and there offers an employee time to think, time to breathe, re-charge his/her mind, and who knows, he/she may stumble upon the inspiration for a creative idea that will translate into the next great TV or radio spot.

How can you spend that break time?
  1. Talk about anything thing other than work. Talk about local sports teams, what you had for breakfast, the latest celebrity idiocies, or anything you want.
  2. Go get some fresh air. Maybe not enough to get tan lines, but some fresh air can do you good.
  3. Find something funny. Go on YouTube and find a funny video, then share it with EVERYONE in the office.
  4. Close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths.
  5. Stretch it out. Even if you have no elasticity left in your body, it helps to just sit back and get some kinks out.
  6. Grab a healthy snack. Everyone needs a small boost of energy, but opt for a granola bar or fruit. It’s healthier and you won’t have a sugar crash later.
  7. Play your Nintendo Gameboy, PSP or an online game. Enjoy the brief pleasure from this and let yourself smile again.
  8. Play time. Keep a super bouncy ball, bubbles or a pack of cards in a special drawer. When things get rough revert to childhood and play a little. You’d be surprised at how good this will make you feel.
  9. Jam out to some great music. Music is a great mood changer and just a few minutes with a favorite song can lift your mood and put a smile on your face.
  10. Get your Facebook/Twitter fix. Tweet, status, post, comment, like, or poke as needed.


Or you could “Go Costanza” like in this clip.

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