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–Abel James is a bestselling author, musician, and host of the #1-rated health podcast Fat-Burning Man.
Don't sacrifice sleep for productivity. Many young entrepreneurs believe they can function on little sleep

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while they build their business. But lack of sleep (and, more importantly, lack of brain rewiring from
adequate rest) can cause you to lose your edge and sharpness.
–Mark Sisson is the author of the bestselling book The Primal Blueprint and owner of Primal Nutrition,
Inc.
The Most Productive People Take More Breaks
Tony Schwartz, founder of The Energy Project, teaches that human beings are
designed to “pulse” between expending energy and renewing energy. His
research shows that humans naturally move from full focus and energy to
physiological fatigue every 90 minutes. Our body sends us signals to rest and
renew, but we override them with coffee, energy drinks, and sugar or just by
tapping our own reserves until they’re depleted.
Schwartz suggests that we need to purposely take short breaks every 90
minutes throughout the day to drink water, walk, or to eat healthy snacks. His
mantra is, “Pulse and pause.”
The idea of pulsing energy is behind the increasingly popular Pomodoro
Technique developed by Francesco Cirillo (and used by Leonelle, as mentioned
earlier in this chapter).
With the Pomodoro method, you set a timer for 25 minutes, work on a
single task with your full focus, then take a 5-minute break to get up,
move around, maybe drink some water. Then repeat the cycle.
The Draugiem Group installed software that tracked the time and productivity
of all their employees. They discovered that their top ten percent most
productive employees didn’t actually work any more hours than anybody else. In
fact, they took more breaks. On average, this high-productivity group worked for
52 minutes and then took a 17-minute long break.
In the examples above, we see recommendations to sprint for 25 minutes, 52
minutes, or 90 minutes, all followed by breaks. The important point isn’t the
exact length of the sprint or the break, it’s to figure out what “pulse and pause”
cycle works best for you. Our cognitive capacity declines throughout the day;
you must build in frequent mental breaks to recharge and maintain productivity.