We all need breaks. However, many of us struggle to switch off. Overloaded days and poor sleep are often the result. Our health, creativity, social life, and not least the joy of each day are lost without breaks. Therefore, we must learn to live with pauses again. Thea Herold writes in her love letter to breaks about why this time is so precious for us humans in the 24/7 nonstop era. Moreover, it is irreplaceable. Time for breaks means much more than vacations, holidays, or after-work hours. Good break habits in everyday life often bring more than expensive wellness weekends and exclusive downtime. They are more than just empty slots in the calendar and offer us insights that we cannot achieve alone in our digital lives filled with high-speed data floods. Breaks are part of human nature.