How to Be More Productive and Improve Concentration at Work

Good news for those of you who enjoy watching online cat videos. Recent research from the University of Melbourne in Australia found that people who engage in 'workplace Internet leisure browsing' are 9% more productive than those who don’t. By giving our brains short breaks throughout the workday, we improve overall concentration and increase our productivity. Other studies have shown that brief distractions can also improve our judgment and our ability to problem solve. Just a few minutes should do the trick. The goal is to get your brain into a more creative place, and research shows that happy topics are the most effective. If you’re trying to solve a problem at work, you need your brain to engage in unconscious processing. That means getting as far away from the problem as possible. Then you can return to your work refreshed, and your concentration and productivity will benefit as well.