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I’ve been living in France for the last year. What I don’t understand is how you can be productive with those very long lunch breaks that are common here. If I

by Oreb 5y ago

I’ve been living in France for the last year. What I don’t understand is how you can be productive with those very long lunch breaks that are common here. If I have a break longer than about 30 minutes, I lose all focus and momentum. Fortunately, I work from home at my own schedule, and I can usually have a quick lunch alone at my desk.

touisteur 5y ago
It's... Cultural. You finish later. Before I had kids I'd do the whole long meal + activity (music) at lunch. After a good meal and a long pause I felt full of energy and patience, and slumped into deep concentration without thinking about it. Finished around 7pm (started 7am) and went home or out, full of energy. Now I want to see my kids before they go to sleep, so I just eat a quick sandwich (which most of my entourage has kids and does that anyway), I feel tired sooner, a bit on edge, and will easily get distracted throughout afternoon. I think it's mostly the power of habit. I've seen all kinds of lunch arrangements work. Mostly, I think I don't care if anyone does different :-)