Napping for 5-25 min or doing Natural Stress Relief meditation (a cheap variant of Transcendental Meditation) are both things I find restorative if I need a short break, without the risk of finding it hard to stop.
I have the same problem you mention with reading. One thing I find helpful for that is reading on a device where I preset something to block my reader (Chrome on laptop, Kindle app on Android) after X minutes (using Leechblock for Chrome or Appblock for Android).
I’ve found Beat Saber helpful too sometimes, since it is immersive and gets my endorphins going (improving my mood), but sometimes get overly engrossed in that and end up going longer than planned.
Napping for 5-25 min or doing Natural Stress Relief meditation (a cheap variant of Transcendental Meditation) are both things I find restorative if I need a short break, without the risk of finding it hard to stop.
I have the same problem you mention with reading. One thing I find helpful for that is reading on a device where I preset something to block my reader (Chrome on laptop, Kindle app on Android) after X minutes (using Leechblock for Chrome or Appblock for Android).
I’ve found Beat Saber helpful too sometimes, since it is immersive and gets my endorphins going (improving my mood), but sometimes get overly engrossed in that and end up going longer than planned.