I recently hit a technical and creative plateau in my playing that really discouraged me. I tried upping my practicing, but that didn't help. I was playing at least an hour a day, but to no avail. Reading up on burnout, I discovered that when you have trouble like this, sometimes it's best to take a break from playing. At first, I scoffed at this... consistency is key, I thought. Well, after this plateau, I broke down and didn't play for just over a week. I played again today for the first time in a while, and I'm playing more relaxed and with a renewed vigor. Soemtimes it's best to sit back, play some tennis or pool or something, and let your subconscious tackle the problem for a bit. I don't have much of a question, I just wanted to let you know that taking a break helped me, and I'd suggest it occasionally, especially when you're totally stumped by something.