I have the bad habit of throwing myself completely into my work, and not doing any of the other things that I know would make me happy. When I inevitably get c

I have the bad habit of throwing myself completely into my work, and not doing any of the other things that I know would make me happy. When I inevitably get close to burning out, my wife has to remind me (often quite forcibly) that I should spend some time doing those things. The wife in this story may have been in a similar position - completely willing to let him do those things, but having to remind him that he's been meaning to do them for a long time.