Any of you on a diet (4 hour body, weight watchers, etc..) will have probably heard of the concept of cheat day and live by it.
A cheat day for someone on a diet is the day where they are allowed to eat whatever they want and typically, the individual involved is allowed only one cheat day a week.
The theory behind the cheat day concept is that it lets people keep their motivation but prevents them from cheating all the time since you are not allowed to break up the cheat day into cheat meals..which is probably a terrible idea since you’re bound to have too many cheat meals, but you’re likely to stick to a single cheat day.
You can have cheat days at work as well.
Of course, that doesn't mean you don’t do any work …that’s bound to get you fired, but instead, take the cheat day to take some time off things that can be put off. Do the grunt work ( bite-the-bullet work) some other day. Instead use the time to:
- talk to people
- share links about common interests
- meet someone you don’t know in the building
- Learn something new about someone you already know
Cheat days at work can be as amazing as cheat days on a diet. Its upto you on how you make the most of it.
