不要浪費午休時間:午休時要做的14件事(二)

What you do during your midday break might vary depending on your job, company culture or personal priorities—but the experts agree all workers should try to do these things during lunch hour:

你在午休時做什麼也許和你從事的工作、企業文化和個人事務的輕重緩急有關，但是專家建議所有員工在午休時都應該做以下事情：

8、Catch up with old friends.

8、與老朋友敘舊。

If you have a friend who works nearby, try to meet him or her during lunch occasionally. Remember, your personal life needs tending to just as much as your work-life, so be sure to take the spare time you have and use it to fulfill your personal needs. Your midday break is a good opportunity to catch up and socialize, in person or by phone—but don’t lose track of time, and don’t treat it like happy hour.

如果你有個朋友在附近工作，那麼就試着在午休時間聯繫一下對方。記住，個人生活和工作一樣也需要時時維護。所以，要留出一點時間，並好好利用這些時間來滿足你的個人需要。你的午休時間是與老朋友敘敘舊、嘮嘮嗑的好機會，見面也好，打電話也行。但是不要忘了時間，別把午休時間的小聚當成是下班後的歡樂時光。

9、Have a system for dealing with your absence.

9、自己不在時要做好安排。

This will allow people inside and outside the company to know when you will be back, how to contact you in an emergency or have an alternative point of contact. It may also help you relax and avoid obsessively checking your e-mail during lunch.

這樣公司內外的人就會知道你什麼時候回來，有緊急事件時要怎麼聯繫你或者去聯繫誰。這樣做也能幫助你放鬆下來，避免在午休時間還要查看郵件。

10、Engage in activities that will help you re-energize.

10、參與一些有助於你恢復精力的活動。

Take a walk outside, visit the gym or meditate. Get out and do something that will make you feel better about yourself. A quick dose of sunlight and fresh air is the perfect elixir for the midday blues.

外出散步，去健身房或者做冥想。到室外去，並做一些能夠讓你感覺更好的事情。曬曬太陽，呼吸一下新鮮空氣都是驅散午間煩悶的理想方法。

11、Network.

11、維護人際網。

Even if you’re perfectly happy in your job, and you’re not looking for a new one, it can’t hurt to continuously build and maintain your professional network. This is critical to success in any line of work.

即使你對現在的工作百分百地滿意，你也不想換工作，那也不妨礙你繼續去建立和維護你的職場人際網。無論你的工作是什麼，職場人際網都是成功的關鍵因素。

12、Don’t get stuck in a routine.

12、不要陷入常規。

Many of us are creatures of habit. Maybe you go to the same pizzeria everyday or eat with the same colleague. You might always use your lunch break to run errands or make personal calls. Try to mix things up in order to clear your head and boost your energy.

我們大多數人都會習慣成自然。也許你每天都會去同一家披薩店或者和同一個同事一起吃飯。也許你常常會利用午休時間去做些瑣事或者打些私人電話。試着變換些花樣，讓你的頭腦更清晰，讓你的精力更充沛。

13、Avoid all screens.

13、遠離所有的屏幕。

Try to stay away from your iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and computer. Give your eyes a break. Most office jobs require you to stare at a screen all day—so try to avoid that during you can’t help it for whatever reason (maybe you want to shop online or e-mail a friend), get up from your desk so your body perceives this as a true break.

試着遠離你的手機、平板電腦和電腦屏幕。讓你的眼睛休息一下。大多數辦公室的工作都會要求一整天盯着電腦屏幕，所以在午休的時候就想辦法離開一下屏幕吧。如果你無論如何也要坐在屏幕前，比如要網購或者要發郵件給朋友，那麼就站起來，這樣你的身體才能真正感到休息。

14、Don’t take too long or too short of a break.

14、休息時間不要太長或太短。

If you’re allotted an hour for lunch, take it. Maybe not every day, but when you can, use the full sixty minutes to get out, eat, exercise your mind or body, catch up with an old friend or a colleague and/or tackle items on your personal ver, if everyone else in the office takes shorter breaks, follow suit so you don’t stand out.

如果你有一個小時的午休時間，那就好好利用。即使不能每天都這麼做，一旦有機會，就把這整整60分鐘的時間好好地用來出去走走，吃吃東西，鍛鍊深陷，與老友或同事聊聊天，或者處理一下私事。但是，如果辦公室裏的其他人午休時間都不長，那麼你也要隨大流，不然就會顯得太不合羣了。