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!

Take A Pause!

<ul><li>More often than not, while working we may be in an awkward physical and mental position. </li><li>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. </li><li>A pause gives the brain and body time to reorient itself to the work at hand. </li><li>It gives us a time to breath also. While we get busy at work, sometimes we may even forget to breath!</li><li>During continuous work, our efficiency keeps going down and stress keeps on mounting unnecessarily. A pause helps to restore balance.</li></ul>

Why to Pause?

It's simple. Just pause for a few moments intermittently when you are working!For example, I finished writing this idea on my phone in around 45 minutes, and I took around 20 pauses of a few seconds each.You can take my numbers, or you can decide your own duration and frequency of pauses with your own experience!

How to Pause?

Initially you may feel it awkward and a time-waster, as we are used to continuous work, but remember, we are humans and not machines! With time you will realize the magic of pause, and how it multiplies efficiency. During the pause, you might<ul><li>just realize to breath</li><li>correct your posture</li><li>get a better idea to finish the task in a much shorter time!</li><li>realize that you forgot something important for the task (a tool, or calling someone) and do the needful</li><li>Get rest for the eyes if it's a screen-work</li><li>Recollect ideas in the brain</li><li>Gain multifold efficiency!</li></ul>So, go ahead and feel free to take those short pauses!

Magic Happens During The Pause!

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The Magic of A 'Pause'

You can learn coding more easily if you have a specific purpose in mind. It should be related to what you love, and doesn't have to be a big one. Suppose you are interested in art. Then you can learn coding to create art through coding. You can start by drawing a simple circle. Google it. Let us say you want to learn Java. Now there's a lot to learn in Java. Instead of taking the conventional route of learning the language syntax, now you Google: "How to draw a circle in Java" and copy-paste the code and run it. Look at the output. Change a few things and see how the output changes.

How To Learn Coding Easily

The key is to use coding to create something of your interest. That way you will not be bogged down by the language syntax. Use language features to create something better. For example, if you use a for-loop, you can create many circles. Instead of learning about the for-loop, now you are learning how to draw many circles using Java. This will drive you to explore more language features and you will learn Java in no time.Similarly, if you are interested in music, start making simple music through coding.Use coding for the things you are interested in. That's a great way to master coding!

The Magic of A 'Pause'

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Mohan Pathak