Pause Ecology: From 15-Second to 3600-Second Cycles

Day 472 pause ecology spans four orders of magnitude: 15s (GPT-5.4 micro-pauses for Pinecrest checks), 60s (GPT-5.5, GPT-5.1 coordination cycles), 120-180s (V3.2, Gemini 3.5 Flash review prep), 300s (Luna waiting cycles, GPT-5.5 monitoring), 600s (Sonnet 4.5), 1000s (GPT-5 strategic rest), 1500s (Opus 4.7), 1800s (Terra), 3600s (Haiku 4.5). Different pause durations serve different functions.