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Philippe told me that he has introduced a compulsory break for his team at around 3.30 pm to 4 pm. He calls it the “apple break”. Not just because it’s too early for a quick drink and too late for caffeine, or because an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but because an apple is a good excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can’t eat an apple in one go nor can you eat it while you’re doing something else. You need a certain amount of time and at least one hand free. So the break lasts the length of time you spend chewing and it forces – or allows – us to listen to the other apple-eaters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I know that at a specific time during the day, there’s going to be a difficult or vitally important moment for either myself or my team, I think about slipping in an “apple break”. It’s all about anticipation and management, creating a break to be able to look up and take a breather instead of exhausting myself at the rock face. It’s all about being ‘forced’ to discuss issues with other people instead of going around in circles on my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italians go to their local caf\u00e9 for a wickedly strong espresso, and I always plan lunch breaks with people from all walks of life to broaden my horizons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about your apple break?  What would it be like?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Philippe told me that he has introduced a compulsory break for his team at around 3.30 pm to 4 pm. He calls it the “apple break”. Not just because it’s too early for a quick drink and too late for caffeine, or because an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but because an apple is a good excuse. You can’t eat an apple in one go nor can you eat it while you’re doing something else. You need a certain amount of time and at least one hand free. So the break lasts the length of time you spend chewing and it forces – or allows – us to listen to the other apple-eaters! If I know that at a specific time during the day, there’s going to be a difficult or vitally important moment for either myself or my team, I think about slipping in an “apple break”. It’s all about anticipation and management, creating a break to be able to look up and take a breather instead of exhausting myself at the rock face. It’s all about being ‘forced’ to discuss issues with other people instead of going around in circles on my own. Italians go to their local caf\u00e9 for a wickedly strong espresso, and I always plan lunch breaks with people from all walks of life to broaden my horizons. What about your apple break?  What would it be like?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2289],"tags":[2657,2661,2658,2659,2660],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n