The 5-Minute Hack That Will Change How You Work Forever

How a 5-Minute Break Can Make You a Work Superstar

Kristie Leong M.D.
5 min readDec 2, 2024
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I discovered this by accident on a day I felt completely overwhelmed.

My inbox was overflowing with hundreds of unread messages. You know that feeling, right? I had several project deadlines that were making me a nervous wreck, and my coffee had gone cold — again.

That’s when it hit me like a ton of bricks at a time, I was grasping for anything that would help me feel calmer.

As it turned out, the 5-minute rule would change everything.

Let me tell you why it matters.

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Kristie Leong M.D.
Kristie Leong M.D.

Written by Kristie Leong M.D.

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