Where do you need a timeout?

In the world of mental health, we are often primed to think of a 'time out' in the sense of a discipline/self-regulation strategy. And while we might be having an inner (or outer!) tantrum in response to all the things we don’t want to deal with these days, and maybe need to attend to some self-regulation needs, the sports world of course presents another way to think of timeouts. (Grammar side note: apparently ‘timeout’ is the form when referring to sports, and 'time out' is for all other contexts. Oh the intricacies of the English language!)

As defined on Wikipedia: “In sports, a timeout is a halt in the play. This allows the coaches of either team to communicate with the team, e.g., to determine strategy or inspire morale, as well as to stop the game clock.”

Taking some time to determine strategy and inspire morale seems pretty relevant these days. And thankfully, unlike in sports, in everyday life we don’t have a limit on the number of timeouts we can take.

#Timeouts prevent burnout.

(We would tweet that if we knew how to tweet!)

Where could you use a timeout in your day or week? What might be possible if you give yourself permission to take a timeout? Even just for 5 minutes?