Ten minutes alone in the stockroom at work can be the best break of the shift. Quiet doesn’t need to be long.

Rest is not measured in hours. A few minutes with nobody talking to you can reset more than a long evening that stays noisy. Shifts wear you down through constant small demands, a question, a customer, another question, and taking that away even briefly lets your head catch up.

On your next shift, claim ten minutes somewhere nobody needs you. Keep your phone in your pocket, because scrolling is just a different kind of noise. Stand still, look at nothing in particular, then go back out steadier than you left.