How to Maximize Your Lunch Break to Achieve Your Dreams
Instead of scrolling through Instagram at your desk, use that precious time to work on your side projects
So you want to write a novel, develop an app, or fine-tune your jokes for your stand-up comedy set, but life keeps getting in the way. When your side projects don’t fall neatly into your calendar — and when do they ever? — you have to get creative with the small pockets of time you have.
A good place to start: your lunch break.
Most of us have a designated chunk of time each day when we can hit pause on our work and briefly turn our attention to other things. But in practice, that often means scrolling through Instagram, responding to group texts, or taking care of various administrative odds and ends.
Why not reclaim that time for your personal projects and passions? Success, after all, is not created in one monumental act; instead, it’s built on a string of small, daily wins. Here are some tips for maximizing your lunch break to get things done.
Find your magic hour
A common piece of advice for those pursuing side projects is to work either early in the morning or late at night. If you’re able to do this, great, but there are often…
