Distinguish recovery debt from poor discipline and choose the missing recovery mechanism.
If every break still feels like work, your system is not getting recovery credit. Four different jobs recovery can do Detachment stops the mental loop. Relaxation lowers activation. Mastery rebuilds confidence through a small challenge. Control restores agency by letting you decide what happens next. Why professionals miss this Busy people often take hybrid breaks: half lunch, half inbox; half walk, half Slack. Those moments look responsible and fail physiologically. The useful question Ask what function your next break should serve. When the mechanism is explicit, recovery becomes operational instead of aspirational. > Recovery is maintenance, not a reward for…
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