Encourage Your Team to Take a Lunch Break
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For many of us, the shift to WFH has led to longer workdays, more emails and meetings, and a general dissolution of work-life boundaries. But one thing could help you restore a sense of balance: your lunch break.
No matter what stage you’re at in your career, you’ve got to protect your lunch break at all costs. It’s especially important if you work for yourself; if you’re a manager, you have the opportunity to set a visible example.
In the remote work environment, that could be creating an “at lunch” notification, mentioning in the team chat that you’ll be away from your screen during lunch, or acknowledging in the afternoon, “I’m back from lunch.” The important thing isn’t the meal itself, it’s demonstrating that it’s okay to take a break.
You can use the time to catch up with a friend, step away from your desk, or just zone out for a minute. It may sound overly simplistic, but letting lunch slide is an easy way to burn out, especially in this new world of remote work.
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🇨🇳 鼓励你的团队午餐休息
对我们中的许多人来说，向居家工作的转变导致了更长的工作日，更多的电子邮件和会议，以及工作-生活界限的普遍模糊。但有一件事可以帮助你恢复平衡感:你的午餐休息时间。
无论你处于职业生涯的哪个阶段，你都必须不惜一切代价保护你的午餐休息时间。如果你为自己工作，这一点尤其重要; 如果你是一名经理，你就有机会树立一个可见的榜样。
在远程工作环境中，这可以是创建一个“午餐时间”通知，在团队聊天中提到你将在午餐时间离开屏幕，或在下午确认，“我吃完午饭回来了。”重要的不是饭菜本身，而是它表明可以休息一下。
你可以利用这段时间去见一个朋友，离开你的办公桌，或者只是发呆一分钟。这可能听起来过于简单，但放弃午餐很容易让人筋疲力尽，尤其是在这个远程工作的新世界。
