During the aging process, you'll only want to be working with hardware made of brass. Remove your hardware from where it's installed and make sure the brass you're working with is not attached to a part of the hardware made of another substance. For example, if you're aging a brass candle sconce that has a glass hurricane cover, remove and set aside the glass cover. Use a clean, dry rag to remove any dust or foreign materials from the hardware. If your hardware is new or uninstalled, you might be able to skip this step. Whether you need to clean your hardware and how you should go about it will ultimately depend on how dirty it is. Use soapy water and a washcloth if your hardware is particularly dirty. If it's only a little dusty, just using a dry rag should suffice. Be careful not to use an abrasive scrubbing cloth, as this might damage the brass. Snip 2.5 inches (6.4cm) of wire from a coat hanger and use your needle nose pliers to bend a hook onto one end of the wire. If you don't have a wire coat hanger, any form of malleable metallic wire will do. Pour lacquer thinner into a plastic bucket and use it to soak your brass hardware. Place enough thinner in the bucket so that you can completely submerge your brass hardware pieces in it. Leave the hardware in the bucket for at least 12 hours. Don't inhale the fumes from the lacquer thinner; they can easily make you feel nauseous or lightheaded. Use the wired coat hanger to fish the brass out of the thinner. After removing the pieces from the lacquer thinner, blot the brass pieces dry and lay them over a separate clean, dry rag. Avoid getting the thinner on your skin, as it can cause the skin to dry out and peel. Use rubber gloves and safety goggles if possible. Don't just pour your excess thinner down the drain once you've finished. Instead, dispose of it by throwing away the rags you used in a sealed metal container and taking the leftover thinner to a hazardous household waste collection facility. After you've cleaned and dried the brass hardware and you're satisfied with how the aging turned out, reattach the brass to the fixture or area you originally removed it from.
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One-sentence summary -- Disassemble your hardware so you're only working with brass. Wipe the brass hardware clean. Create a hook from a wire coat hanger. Soak the brass hardware in lacquer thinner for 12 hours. Remove the brass pieces from the lacquer thinner and dry them. Reassemble and reinstall your hardware.

Article: Instead of one super long break, take a few short breaks in between different assignments. Maybe have a five minute break for a snack after 30-60 minutes of work. Take five minutes to stretch, pop outside for a walk, or do something active, instead of just sitting and checking Facebook. It's important to make sure that you aren't sitting at a desk for hours and hours at a time. When you don't take breaks, the work can seem kind of endless. Productivity and concentration suffer, because you end up wasting some time doing other things like going on social media, doodling, or just doing poor work. Caffeine gives some students a much-needed jolt of concentration juice. For others, it's a fast-track to jittering around like a squirrel on speed. Don't drink more than the normal amount of coffee or caffeinated drink you usually consume. It will make concentrating harder. Better than caffeine is just staying hydrated. Drink water or juice instead to make sure your brain is functioning on all levels. It can be kind of hard to focus if you're alone in a tiny room with just your books and papers. Sometimes it can be helpful to work out in the open where there are other people, or to study in a big group. They can be helpful in keeping you accountable. If you say that you're working on an essay and they see you browsing Tumblr, they can point it out and keep you in check. As long as you're not sharing answers, working on homework together isn't cheating. Really, it's just smart time management and study skills. It's important to give yourself a reward for the hard work you're doing, each time you finish a task. Working toward a fun activity, treat, or some leisure time helps to motivate you to finish your work quickly, which means you'll have to concentrate. Try this: Cut some colored paper into strips or squares and write all of your assignments you have for that day. Put these in one pile. Create another pile with an equal number of rewards. Put checking your phone or Facebook page on one, playing a game for 10 minutes, watching the new episode on TV, or anything that you want to do or would do in your free time. When you finish one task, pick a treat from the pile of rewards. This is a great way to get work done and enjoy the things you like to do. Don't get too carried away with the rewards. Only one episode TV, not the rest of the season.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Take regular short breaks. Be careful with caffeine. Try working on homework with other people. Give yourself a treat when you're done.