Why I take sketch breaks instead of surfing the Internet

Re:Why I take sketch breaks instead of surfing the Internet by docgnome on Friday October 28, 2011 @12:43PM (#3168987)

I use a pomodoro timer to prevent breaks from lasting too long or being too infrequent. (It's important to rest your eyes!) I like this idea though, it would be less, irritating to have your break end when you're in the middle of a doodle than when you're in the middle of an article.

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Re:Why I take sketch breaks instead of surfing the Internet by countersixte on Friday October 28, 2011 @12:49PM (#3169016)

Agreed. The pomodoro technique is great for keeping your breaks time-bound. I often just walk around the office for a few minutes and refill my water bottle, etc. Gives me a chance to stare at something else than a screen.

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Re:Why I take sketch breaks instead of surfing the Internet by openczun on Friday October 28, 2011 @04:04PM (#3169856)

To combat that, I usually use my short breaks to collect articles using Read It Later, or Instapaper... then use the longer breaks to actually read them.

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Re:Why I take sketch breaks instead of surfing the Internet by docgnome on Friday October 28, 2011 @04:05PM (#3169859)

Yeah. I should do something like that. What I end up doing is just not reading stuff. Or taking breaks that are way too long.

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