We'Ve Extolled The Virtues Of Taking Frequent Breaks In Several Articles. So When We Read That Researchers At The University Of Toronto Discovered That The Most Productive People Took Exactly 17-Minute Breaks (Away From Their Desks Doing Non-Work Related Tasks) For Every 52 Minutes Of Work, We Couldn'T Wait To Try It Out And Watch Our Productivity And Happiness Skyrocket. more... See more text