"Take a break."
"Go and walk outside for a little."
"Or go to your family and talk a little bit with them."
"Distract yourself with something that you find pleasure in."

These are the messages sent toward me from the person looking over my assignments. I was stressed over that last assignment and wasn't able to fulfill it by any means. Tiny mistakes yet boiling me with anger, I could see the finish line yet I wasn't reaching it just because I am missing something. But wtf am I missing? 

Contacted with the support panel, someone approached me, inquired about my problem, and checked himself. Shoot, he did it in one go, but he didn't show me how he had done it. Instead of the answers, he passed me those texts that I mentioned above. First I got irritated but couldn't say anything as my hands were tide. There was no way except to listen to his guidelines. 

Went for the prayers, rode outside the city, had some quality time, came back home, and restarted that assignment. There was also a text when I returned home, "If one door is locked or corrupted, try to knock on the other, there might be another way in." And yeah, there were other loose ends too, earlier I was stuck with one point which wasn't really capable of taking me in. When I looked around I got other ways pretty easily. Frustration about the unsuccessful attempts took away the possibility of knocking on the right one, being frustrated can give us very less. Instead, things with proper attention can be solved in unique ways too which might not go along with frustrations. 


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Well, the above-mentioned four or five instructions, have you paid attention? If not then you should. Often we find ourselves under stress with something that's giving us a hard time. The more we try to solve the puzzle the more we dive into the puzzle. In those moments an ideal break is a must. I know that too, but often I tend to forget this and make things worse for me. 

Can you guess what could be an ideal break for me? No, not the smartphone or calling someone. Often the people I call to reduce my stress end up dumping their ones on me and making me even more stressed. Look at the picture above, that's what I prefer. Walking alone in an empty place, filled with darkness, with no one to distract. This is on the top of the list, works well for me. There could be many more on the list but it helps, trust me it helps. Maybe we all know it but forget when it's the perfect time to execute. Here goes a reminder!

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