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Do micro-breaks improve performance?

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Do micro-breaks improve performance? — SHR, Zurich
Do micro-breaks improve performance? — SHR, Zurich

Do micro-breaks improve performance? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Study: Albulescu et al. (2022, PLOS ONE)

The limit

Single context; replicate before generalising. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Do micro-breaks improve performance? — SHR, Zurich — Zurich
Do micro-breaks improve performance? — SHR, Zurich — Zurich

Practical check in Zurich

Define one measurable indicator, test for a month, compare. To go further: explore the Time Management & Prioritisation training in Zurich, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

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Time Management & Prioritisation training in Zurich — in practice
Time Management & Prioritisation training in Zurich — in practice
Time Management & Prioritisation training in Zurich — hands-on workshop
Time Management & Prioritisation training in Zurich — hands-on workshop
Time Management & Prioritisation training in Zurich — on the ground
Time Management & Prioritisation training in Zurich — on the ground

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