Interval sheet
Pauses are easier to keep when they are placed, named, and ended.
Paebu intervals are not breaks in the abstract. They are small pieces of behavior attached to a threshold, a surface, a light condition, or a hand movement. The goal is to make recovery visible enough that it can happen before a person is fully depleted.
Before contact
Doorway pause
Stand before entering, name the next room, soften the jaw, then cross the line.
After noise
Window interval
Face daylight or distance for a few minutes before choosing the next input.
Mid-task drift
Surface reset
Clear one visible surface so the task has a place to land again.
Evening handoff
Lamp boundary
Change one light source and let the room announce a different pace.
How to choose
Choose the interval that matches the location of the strain. If the strain is social, use a boundary before or after contact. If the strain is visual, change distance and light. If the strain is practical, return one tool or surface to readiness. If the strain is emotional, avoid fixing it immediately and give it a container.
Paebu favors pauses that end clearly. Open-ended rest often turns into guilt or drift. A named interval can close with a small sign: the card goes back, the timer stops, the cup is rinsed, the lamp is changed, the feet cross the threshold. That closing sign protects the pause from becoming another unresolved task.