{"id":392,"date":"2009-05-12T10:42:26","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T14:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/wordpress\/?p=392"},"modified":"2009-05-12T10:42:26","modified_gmt":"2009-05-12T14:42:26","slug":"take-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/392\/take-a-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Take A Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/audio_maroon.jpg\" alt=\"audio_maroon\" title=\"audio_maroon\" width=\"393\" height=\"156\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3021\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- AudioAcrobat.com Player code BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"aaplayer\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.audioacrobat.com\/playweb?audioid=P9aa34b97da390d48f1268d0d3af68f5cZV1xRXZuY2N1Vw&amp;buffer=5&amp;shape=5&amp;fc=0099FF&amp;pc=AAAAFF&amp;kc=888800&amp;bc=FFFFFF&amp;brand=1&amp;player=ap03\" height=\"20\" width=\"164\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- AudioAcrobat.com Player code END --><br \/>\n<strong>Take a Break<\/strong><br \/>\nStuck? Take a break!<br \/>\nWhen the solution to a problem eludes you &#8230; Go for coffee. Take a walk. Take a nap. Sleep on it. Sometimes, you may need to do this for many days in a row.<br \/>\nOften, taking a break works best after you&#8217;ve done the necessary preparation or research on a given problem. Get the known (what you know and what others know about a particular challenge) out on the table and into the light of the day. Finding the know will help you find the unknown. You&#8217;ll identify all the involved components and become more aware of what&#8217;s missing. But, the unknown usually won&#8217;t come to you when you are in an analytic state. It usually comes whey you are in a receptive state. Taking a break creates a space that you will fill naturally. Nature abhors a vacuum. Use this to your advantage.<br \/>\nReally let go. Get the problem completely off of your mind (which means out of your field of vision). If you find you can&#8217;t stop your mind, do something else with your full attention. You may be so fixated on a problem that to get your mind off it, you have to make yourself do something else that&#8217;s entertaining, exciting, or challenging.<br \/>\nYou might think letting go is a sign of a lack of commitment or a form of quitting. It&#8217;s not. Many times it&#8217;s an absolutely necessity. It&#8217;s a way of taking a necessary rest. At some point, everyone and everything needs rest &#8211; even your mind.<br \/>\nOnce you&#8217;ve had the experience of benefitting from letting go, doing it again will become easier for you.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/downloads\/creativity\/creativity.php\">Learn to be more creative.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/\">Energize your creative life.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a Break Stuck? Take a break! 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