Ryan DohrnPresident/Founder, Brain Swell Media · Keynote Speaker - Emmy Winner - Billion Dollar Sales Coach - Niche Media Conference Owner - Media Revenue Strategist

Unlock Productivity: The Secret of Taking More Breaks! #shorts

22 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, Ryan Dohrn advises viewers to take more frequent breaks to improve mood and productivity, while reminding them to consult a doctor for any health concerns. He shares a personal anecdote from a previous office where a coworker who smoked took many breaks and seemed happier in the afternoons. Curious, Ryan decided to mimic the break pattern by joining his coworker for breaks over a few weeks. He observed that, despite the smoke, his own afternoon mood and mental sharpness improved, attributing the benefit to giving his brain a regular pause.

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You can prevent them big time dramatically. If you've got a problem that you need to talk to a doctor about, make sure you do that. But I'm just telling you right now, one of the secrets really is taking a lot more breaks. Now, what's interesting and kind of funny about this is I used to work in an office where one of my good friends was a smoker. And so he would take a lot of breaks and he would say, hey, Ryan, you want to come with me? Oh, no, no, no, I'm good. I'm good. I'm good. I realized in the afternoons he was a lot happier. Maybe it's because he was smoking. I don't know. But in the afternoon, he was a lot happier. And so I realized, you know what I'm gonna do for a couple weeks? I'm gonna take breaks and just visit with him. And so I did. I took breaks, I visited with him, and, you know, obviously the smoke was blowing that way or whatever, and I found myself being better off in the afternoon because I was giving my brain a little bit of a break.