Stress
Stress is a signal, not a personal flaw. A two-minute pause does not erase the cause. It gives the body one smaller place to land.
Example
Look out a window, or step outside, for two minutes.
Small action
Look out a window or step outside for two minutes.
COM-B barrier
Motivation. Motivation: the pull to keep pushing past the moment.
National Institute of Mental Health: I'm So Stressed Out! Fact Sheet