I am a procrastinator.

If I have to do something hard, like writing founder feedback emails, or dull, like admin, I procrastinate. I find myself doing things that are lower priority or reading the news or anything.

If I notice, I take a break. I set a timer and give myself 5 minutes or 15 minutes and just sit and breathe. Then I'm ready to go again.

Rachael Crook of Lifted wrote recently about using the Pomodoro Technique to do something similar. Caitlin Rozario's whole business, interlude, is based on breaks being integral to productivity.

Do you take breaks? How do you maximise your productivity?

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