Study Breaks - What, Why, When and How What is a Study Break? Why is a Study Break important? What to do in a Study break? How long should be my study break? If at least one of these questions ever came in your mind, you are at the correct place. Sit back, and hop right into this. What is a Study Break? As the name suggests, Study Break refers to the phenomenon of withdrawing one's personal attention from his/her educational syllabus. Or, in simple words, it is taking breaks from studies.(lol) It is a short time period (usually between two long study breaks) where you can relax/chill out and prevent mental exhaustion or 'burnout'. Why should I take Study Breaks? To prevent mental exhaustion and total burnouts. I experienced first hand how NOT taking any breaks at work hurt my productivity. I was working long days, non-stop. But when I looked at what I actually got done… The effort and time I put in didn’t seem to justify the work I got done. Why was I so “unproductive”? A