“It is necessary to end toxic productivity and take a break”: Penny Locaso

We tend to think that by working more hours we can do more things, the truth is that when we are stressed and with a workload it is difficult for us to concentrate, for this reason it is necessary to take a break and put your ideas in order.

Penny Locaso, considered the first hacker of happiness, said that it is necessary tEnd Toxic Productivitywhich is the need to constantly work and feel guilty for not doing something.

In an interview, during his participation in INCmty, the Tec de Monterrey entrepreneurship event, he said that it is necessary to take a break, so happiness and well-being will help guide decision-making.

“People who can take a break and connecting with nature, even if it’s just stepping on the grass, is 20 to 40% more productive”.

He specified that the life of the entrepreneur has stereotypes such as thinking that one must work 24/7; however, doing so is not sustainable and does not help to achieve the goals.

“As an entrepreneur, the most valuable thing I’ve ever done for my stress is to prioritize and block the time I give myself for work. self care; spending time doing yoga, spending time with my family, this has helped me to be more productive and that what I do has an impact”.

Penny also pointed out that the feeling busy prevents us from growing. “The reason why people feel so rushed and busy is because the brain never rests because it is always connected, when that happens, the brain goes into hyperstimulation and the more it happens, the more chronic stress you have.”

Therefore, to stop feeling busy it is necessary take that word out of the vocabularystart by stopping using it for a week and see how it changes your behavior and the way you relate to others.

According to the author of Hacking Happinesses, the only way to take care of mental health is to make mental health the number one priority. One way to do it is not to start the day with the cell phone and find time to pay for it, start by disconnecting even for an hour a day.

Looking for happiness

For Penny, happiness is different for each person, “science teaches us that who are happier they are those who are more emotionally diverse, who let themselves feel all the feelings, good or bad.

He specified that success is not synonymous with happiness, since one of his mentors was a successful entrepreneur and doctor, and despite having it all one day he committed suicide. “There I decided to change my life and be happy, I left my 17-year career and started my own company with the purpose of helping others find happiness.”