The 6 of Swords is a reward number after the hard assignment in 5 of Swords, it brings you to a safe place to rest a bit.
Now is a good time to take some rest. Your work will be of higher quality if you take short breaks regularly.
If you take some rest now, you can re-evaluate your course on the way to realizing your ideal.
Now is not the best time to rest. Your competitors could be right behind you, and if you slack off now you could undo the progress over your competitors that you gained earlier.