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How to take breaks when workplace culture discourages them

I feel guilty taking lunch breaks because everyone else seems to work through lunch but I'm burning out and can't think clearly by 3pm.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're sacrificing your natural rhythms to conform to a collective pace that may be unsustainable for everyone involved.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Chronos vs. Kairos — clock time vs. the right moment?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.