Taking a Break is +EV, if you work on your game.

[steamboatin]

Just taking a break from poker in and of its self, may or may not be a good idea, but if you use that time to get a perspective, read/study your poker books and improve your game it cam be a very posiitive experience.

I am nearing the end of a self-imposed break from live play. I have continued to play online so I can use Poker Tracker to monitor my VPIP and preflop raises with the goal of getting tighter and more aggressive. Its working.