Take A Break, to be "​ Authentic "​ !!

We likely have an intuitive sense that taking breaks from work and life responsibilities to rest is good for your health. Such as spending time in nature or art without a to-do list will make just feel better

Finding time to take breaks, however, is a whole other story.

Many people don't often have a choice in how much rest is available to them.

The way society is set up,

we treat rest as a privilege and not a right

It doesn’t have to be this way, says a licensed clinical social worker and UW Medicine Graduate Medical Education mental health counselor.

What I too think is, Allowing yourself downtime with minimal stimuli helps replenish your brain’s capacity for attention, focus, and creativity, and it allows you to process new information you’ve learned and tie it to other ideas

The idea is we need to spend time in different brain states. When we engage in a variety of activities that require more and less focus, our brain can spend time in different states, which helps it function and allows us to be creative, to problem-solve, and to store information.

You may have experienced this before if you've been unable to recall a name or fact, but it popped into your head later when you were relaxing. Similarly, a task or problem that feels unsolvable may suddenly seem obvious after some timeaway.

The key is that you, do try to rest &

The biggest thing is giving yourself permission to do it.

What feels calming to one person may be stressful to another. Moreover, various life factors (like juggling multiple jobs or caring for kids and older family members) can affect how much access you have to breaks and rest, and different people need different amounts of each to feel well

One way to cope with this is to pay attention to when you’re overloaded and need rest. This awareness can help you take steps to offload some work if possible. Small actions to remove nonessential to-dos, like turning off notifications on your phone, can give you more breathing room.

From there, it helps to practice allowing yourself to just be.

You can start by setting a timer for one minute and letting yourself do nothing during that time. As you approach making a chance to take breaks, it helps to keep in mind the purpose of why we even care about rest — hopefully, because we want to live happy and fulfilling lives.