Pretty appropriate timing, I was just thinking of stuff to do in my Pomodoro breaks to make them most effective.
I'd just added 'washing out my eyes with pure water' to the list of things to do in breaks, reading this article made me add 'going outside, or at least to the street-facing balcony' too. One more thing I'd add is deep breathing - use the Vim Hoff method or Buddhist techniques or whatever - but one of the things I feel the modern world heavily underestimates is the level of effectiveness that simple, conscious, deep breathing can have on your mental and physical state.
I find that I get the most real rest from doing something different. E.g. it shouldn't include typing or a screen, or an activity that involves looking inside my own head. It's one reason I'm a baseball season ticket holder (even if my team is doing dreadfully, I _shout aloud_ and watch people being occasionally-adept at non-cerebral things), and why I quilt or embroider.
I'd just added 'washing out my eyes with pure water' to the list of things to do in breaks, reading this article made me add 'going outside, or at least to the street-facing balcony' too. One more thing I'd add is deep breathing - use the Vim Hoff method or Buddhist techniques or whatever - but one of the things I feel the modern world heavily underestimates is the level of effectiveness that simple, conscious, deep breathing can have on your mental and physical state.