oh right… that was me!
Do you have those moments when your brain is just screaming for a break? Where do you go? What do you do to give your mind a rest?
Well for me since I am on the computer most of the day, I tend towards my iGoogle home page and play Tetris. Sigh! Do you have any idea on how many times this has been taken off and put back on? There was a time when it was Frogger (pretty hard to go wrong with going retro in your game choices). Pacman and Ms Pacman have made an appearance even.
As important as it is to give yourself a break, you do need to make sure it is a break! I’m sorry but going and checking out Twitter and Facebook do not always count. When you meant just to take a couple minutes break… on Twitter and Facebook a couple hours can fly by.
Personally that is what I love about Tetris, it is a problem to solve but at the same time my brain can partially shut down and rest. Work on a problem, let my fingers direct the silly little blocks and feel excitement when you just about reach the top and yes! you find just the perfect piece and your take a step back from the brink.
When you are able to focus on something like Tetris, your brain is able to let go for just a few minutes with relief some days. This is when creativity can start to flow, answers to questions, solutions and new ideas start to pop up. The unconscious part of your brain says, finally! Thanks for letting me have a turn, here are a few things I have been thinking about.
What do you do when you just need a break and don’t have much time?
Oh and before I forget, check out by-art.com, a whole slew of games to play 
My favorite is Mahjong in case you were wondering.
