Do you make the most of your lunch break at work? Not surprisingly, there’s plenty of research to prove that taking a lunch break is “rejuvenating and restorative”, says Connery. The Compass Ireland survey found that full-time employees skipped one lunch break a week, on average. “They might be anxious about their workload and want to use their lunch break to get ahead,” she says. I got brain fog, got overwhelmed more easily, and became snappy.”Taking regular lunch breaks can be difficult in some fields of work.

Source: Irish Examiner February 06, 2026 02:00 UTC