Working after lunch

(This topic came as a challenge on the YourQuote app and I wrote the following.)

Trying to work after lunch is like pushing a car uphill. It is not easy and every minute of trying to focus on it makes it more difficult. What I do to handle this is:

1. Take a short walk – outdoors if the weather is good or just around the office and say hello or chat with a few colleagues for 10–15 minutes before getting back to my desk.
2. Try and take a task that is not very intense and does not require a lot of thinking. If it’s a pleasant task then it is easier to get it done.
3. Work with someone else – pick on a task that requires you to have a meeting with someone or a phone call or make/return any phone calls that you have been postponing.
4. If nothing works, take a short power nap in a comfortable corner of the office. I have never succeeded in doing this but I know many people who do this. I have also heard of organisations that allow you to take naps at work place.
5. Drink water at frequent intervals starting 30 minutes after lunch. Not only will it keep you hydrated, the frequent trips to the washroom will keep you awake. :-)
6. Drink black coffee or whatever form of caffeine you like. It does help for a while. But one shouldn’t drink too much of it.

Let me know what you do to fight the post lunch lethargy.