I keep forgetting that small break is important. This week is a good reminder. I learned a lot and progressed significantly at work this week is partly because I set a timer for every 25 minutes I need to take a break, no matter how small it is like standing, drinking water, or checking my phone. This is good because I can focus more when the distraction comes as I can tell myself that I can do it later during the break.
Another use is to take a breath and re-focus plus controlling the time. For example, if I already spent something 3x 25 minutes task, it may be the time to switch to other task on the to-do-list of the day first. Also, I can reflect whether I did too much on certain things. If I am tired, I can also decide to switch to less thinking-intensive task such as changing monitor last Friday.
A good example was yesterday. It was supposed to be more relaxing day as I went eating in the bazaar in the morning, had lunch with my cousins, watched the Master movie, and then watched Goblin at home. But somehow I felt more tired. There can be many factors. But perhaps one of the reason was that I did not take a small break. Watching movie for two hours meaning non-stop concentration. There was no break at all - at least I didn’t make an attempt. This can be shown during dinner time as I watched Goblin. My wife asked me why I didn’t start eating when the food on the plate was already in front of me. I replied back saying how I can start without praying and how I can pray as the drama was on. At that point of time I realized that I was attached too much to the screen. It is fine to let go some parts of the story. I don’t have to concentrate all the time. Saying grace is less than 1 minute and it is okay to miss that part - as if I never miss any part of Goblin before while in reality I only started to follow starting from new year’s eve.
So, let’s remember to take a break. It can just be several seconds, but it matters.
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