Pausing for a few moments while working is magical. It breaks the monotony, gives us the time to breath, offers a momentary respite, helps manage stress and increases our efficiency multifold!

Here I am not talking about a break, which is different. A break is taken between stints (or sessions), but pauses are taken during the stint (session).

A break is just a longer pause. Rest is just a longer break. Vacation is just a longer rest!

• More often than not, while working we may be in an awkward physical and mental position.
• Our posture may be wrong, we may not be using the best available tools, or we may just be thinking about something else apart from the work.
• A pause gives the brain and body time to reorient itself to the work at hand.
• It gives us a time to breath also. While we get busy at work, sometimes we may even forget to breath!
• During continuous work, our efficiency keeps going down and stress keeps on mounting unnecessarily. A pause helps to restore balance.