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when will you get a break?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

About 6 months and I had many, many, many problems. At the end of it I completely collapsed in my kitchen and went to the doc. I told myself I’d stop. Then I did it for nearly 2 months two years later. Now I’m really done. Take care of yourself, health problems are no joke.

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - Nassim Taleb
 

About 6 months and I had many, many, many problems. At the end of it I completely collapsed in my kitchen and went to the doc. I told myself I’d stop. Then I did it for nearly 2 months two years later. Now I’m really done. Take care of yourself, health problems are no joke.

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - Nassim Taleb
 

Not that I’m romanticizing or condoning it by any means but, prior to all of this protected weekend Gen Z WLB pearl clutching, working like this for months at a time was the norm, especially in really sweaty shops/groups. Consecutive 16 hour days where you’d need to time your adderall doses around your pre-scheduled nap times. Not a way to live at all but it wasn’t unheard of

 

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