When work gets insane, my lunch breaks become 5-minute desk-sadwiches amidst a flurry of emails. I know it's terrible, but I can't seem to pull myself away. Is this a normal admin thing?

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Working though lunch a couple times is okay but do not let this become your norm. Take your breaks especially when there is a lot going on at work. That break will give you time to relax and reset.

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I definitely do it way more than I should. I get stressed out with all that piles on my list, and sometimes it just seems easier and less stressful to work through lunch. I do notice that I'm in a better place mentally when I do take a full lunch, though. All those tasks and rarely is anything that urgent that I can't take a lunch.

Yea its normal. But do try to walk away every now and then.

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