Don't scale back to 50 hours. You'll stay burnt out. Scale back to 40 and stick to it. You'll be much more productive. And take a week (preferably two) to rech

Don't scale back to 50 hours. You'll stay burnt out. Scale back to 40 and stick to it. You'll be much more productive. And take a week (preferably two) to recharge, not a long weekend. You need to get your brain completely out of work and get it used to being there. Then spend at least a few hours of your 40 on a regular basis thinking not about your work but about HOW you work. What would improve your code quality? Automated tests? More time spent thinking? A better environment for focus? Then fix the problems you identify.