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      <title>Take a Break!!!</title>
      <dc:creator>leratomakhasane</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/leratomakhasane/take-a-break-5572</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s---wZTJOOU--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/50rzo8gn712w9n7sjy77.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s---wZTJOOU--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/50rzo8gn712w9n7sjy77.jpg" alt="Image description" width="275" height="183"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Hello there 👋! It has been a minute. How you doing? Sometimes as a person that's all you need, someone to ask how you doing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Today we going to talk about taking a break, YES I know, you probably don't have time for taking a break. We do so much work that there isn't any time for taking a break, as there is ALWAYS something to do. Although sometimes, just, sometimes doing what you supposed to do and what you need to do, do not go hand in hand.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You probably already know that you should be taking a break. Although we often can get carried away and simply forget to step away and take a breather. If you are one of them, like me, here is something you should know about taking breaks to take them more seriously.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Taking a break is not only for taking a break from your work, YOU NEED A BREAK FROM FAMILY TOO. Have you noticed that sometimes family can be a bit much. They can be very demanding, parenthood is another story altogether.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--LkKkwlGp--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/om0zjl5ckref82dsqh86.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--LkKkwlGp--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/om0zjl5ckref82dsqh86.jpg" alt="Image description" width="305" height="165"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Taking a break is as much important as doing the work you do on daily basis. Probably that is why ME TIME came about. At the end of the day you only have 1 life to live, with so many people to take care of, directly or indirectly. You need to take better care of yourself.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--cqtfCXY_--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ud3q9kkq9ooglbrqe417.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--cqtfCXY_--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ud3q9kkq9ooglbrqe417.jpg" alt="Image description" width="297" height="170"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What can you do to relax?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to music. It's a great way to boost creativity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do some journaling. Express your thoughts and unwind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meditation, can assist in relaxing your mind. Take 15 minutes or less to just be&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Play a game or solve a puzzle&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Take a walk, go outside and see the beauty that is mother nature&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;There could be a number of things to do to help you relax, seriously TAKE A BREAK! I could give you a number of statistics on how taking a break is beneficial not only for you but for everything around you. Everything being your family, friends and your work. Taking care of you is as much important as taking care of other people or work.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Now, we talked about taking a break, the things you could probably do to relax. Basically if you want to be more productive, take as many breaks as possible. Relax, take a breather, it's not only good for you it is also beneficial for you. It is time for my break NOW. But before I do, remember that you are also IMPORTANT, you are awesome and you deserve a BREAK.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--4t4BCXEH--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7by28xgezesiuklacjjg.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--4t4BCXEH--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7by28xgezesiuklacjjg.jpg" alt="Image description" width="275" height="183"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Enjoy your "ME TIME"&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>What is ETH?</title>
      <dc:creator>leratomakhasane</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 22:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/leratomakhasane/what-is-eth-e9n</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hi 👋, I recently have had the pleasure of learning web3 through @LearnWeb3DAO community, it has been nothing short of amazing. Everything is explained thoroughly and the community is always there ready to assist you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As I was going through the freshman track I came across ETH also called ether. Well enough about me, let us talk about ETH or should I rather say ether. First of all, Ethereum is a form of digital money that is used primarily on the Ethereum platform, which can be transferred immediately to people you are familiar with over the internet usually for a lower fee.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ethereum was conceived in 2013 by programmer Vitalik Buterin. Additional founders of Ethereum included Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson, Anthony Di Iorio, and Joseph Lubin. In 2014, development work commenced and was crowdfunded, and the network went live on 30 July 2015.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ethereum is an open-source, decentralized blockchain platform that uses native coin - Ether (ETH) to pay for transaction fees which are called gas fees in web3. We will get to gas fees a bit later on in our blog posts. Well, the platform is capable of performing everything from moving currency and Non-Fungible Tokens(NFT) that can represent any asset, which we will also discuss at a later stage in our blogs. To execute advanced processes through the use of smart contracts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Developers can utilize the Ethereum network to run dApps (decentralized applications) and issue entirely new crypto assets known as ERC-20 tokens. By the way, you can learn all this via @LeranWeb3DAO, and also we will have articles on these topics going forward.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's talk about how it works, well basically it is based on Bitcoin's protocol and its blockchain design, although it is more than that. Hmm... I know right, you think it's based on Bitcoin protocol and blockchain design although it does more than that how?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let me explain how it works, Ethereum stores entire transaction histories of its respective network, I mean every node on the network has to be downloaded to its current state of each smart contract within a network. Every state consists of thousands and thousands of transactions, of which they are grouped as blocks. Every block is then chained together to its previous blocks, creating a chain of blocks. Although something to note first, before the transaction can be added to the ledger, it needs to be validated which goes through mining.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A node is a point of connection within a data communication network&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A ledger is a computerized record of all transactions of a business/individual has completed&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A state is information held about an Ethereum address or smart contract&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A smart contract is a computerized transaction protocol that executes the terms of a contract&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Mining is a process when a group of nodes applies their computing power to complete a proof of work challenge&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Just to wrap up about ether, let us talk about its advantages. Ethereum is immune to third-party interventions, it is not controlled by one entity or person. It can eliminate the possibility of fraud, corruption and it is tamper-proof. The decentralized platform apps are always online and don't switch off.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With everything we discussed, it is safe to conclude that, the decentralized nature and cryptographic security make the Ethereum network well protected against a hacking attack and fraudulent activities. The system of recording information makes it impossible to change, hack or cheat the system.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You have a different idea or opinion about Ether, let us discuss it further in the comments section, or let's connect via Twitter.&lt;/p&gt;

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