Lunch lessons

Every morning, pack a lunch -- before you go to work. In the war for a focused mind, one cannot neglect the battle for the belly. In preparing a brown-bag lunch, you will spend only 10-15 minutes slapping together some sandwiches, cutting up some fruit, bagging some nuts, and preparing a salad. On the other hand, if you leave your workstation to grab a burger, you're going to fight traffic, wait in line, wait for the preparation of what you ordered, and struggle against traffic on the way back. When you bring your own food, you're more likely to eat a lighter, healthier, stimulating meal. Beyond the physiological and psychological justifications for packing a lunch, there is a financial rationale to it too.