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To work more productively, work less; that's the finding of a new study.

Researchers monitored workers using an app called DeskTime, to keep track of what they were doing at their desks. They discovered the most productive workers buckled down for 52 minutes of straight work at a time before taking a 17-minute break.

Study author Julia Gifford writes that the idea is to treat the 52-minute work periods "as sprints," while the breaks are dedicated to completely not working. Gifford also notes that five or ten minute breaks could be beneficial, if your boss isn't cool with the full 17 minutes.

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