![]() ![]() Research shows that, thanks to remote work, we’re spending an average of 48.5 minutes more at work each day, attending more meetings, and navigating more emails. In fact, 62% of American workers say they eat lunch at their desks. The nation’s workers also eschew lunch to work longer. has the distinct (dis)honor of being the only country in the OECD that doesn’t guarantee a single day of federally mandated paid time off. And that’s if they were lucky enough to have vacation days at all - the U.S. North American workers are famously overworked in 2018, they took an average of 17.4 vacation days, leaving 768 million vacation days on the table. ![]() As we try to make sense of the painful year that just passed and plan for 2021 and the new normal at work, I’d like to add: let’s normalize a proper, generous lunch break - both in the remote work environment and especially when we return to any sort of regular, in-person office environment. Remote working has made it nearly impossible to keep a commitment I try to stick to: to step away from work to eat lunch or go for a walk in the middle of the day. I’m committing to doubling down on this in 2021. This means not at my desk, not in a meeting or while working, but connecting with someone, or even myself, while I eat mindfully.” “I’d consider my life well-lived if I took time to eat lunch during the workday almost every day. While 2019 looked considerably different than 2020, upon reflection, my answer remains the same: In 2019, I was invited to share what I would consider a life well-lived. ![]()
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