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Work gives us more than an income, it also provides purpose, meaning and social connection, and is a chance for us to learn new things. Yet many of us feel that our jobs are wearing us down, which is why I was drawn to How To Have A Good Day by Caroline Webb (Macmillan, £14.99).
One area Webb tackles is the value of punctuating our day with ‘pause points’, to help our brain process information and make good choices. This resonated with me. Many of my decisions are incidental, say, what to have for lunch, and we set autopilot for many others, such as our commute. Then, there are decisions that have important consequences: how we respond to a customer or a tricky colleague; or what information we highlight to our bosses.