Mastering effectively taking breaks

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KINGOF0ELO

Once again at that point where I am no longer improving and simply getting worse

Usually its given off by a:

-low win rate
-inability to beat chess bots or lower ranked players

-really poor offence 

-not feeling very.. conscious when playing?

-massive puzzle rating drops 

I always have rode these waves of being terrible for a few days to months until something clicks and I move up 50-100 points, and am currently at my low again after just going 800-> 950 and 950-> 1050 within a few weeks, but does any one else have strategies for recovering faster? 

Verkaley

Also recovering from tilt even though my elo is at it's peak my performance isn't