I've been in and out of startups, and in between major companies like McKinsey and IBM. I had a manager at McKinsey who was the most calm, collected, and balanc

I've been in and out of startups, and in between major companies like McKinsey and IBM. I had a manager at McKinsey who was the most calm, collected, and balanced person I have ever met in the corporate world. I asked her what her secret was, and she said: "Prior to this I ran a startup." She went into more detail: (1) the corporate world is political and can be painful, but this can be appreciated -- the problems are very different and you almost never have to worry about your pay check at least, (2) most corporations have great resources and networks for learning new skills and meeting people -- this is really great. Tim Ferris also made a comment once about something related -- ambition and life intensity is like working out... You need months/years that are intense, and ones that are rest periods to recover. Maybe this is your rest period? Maybe it's a time to take a step back? This is also a fantastic book on taking a step back: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B004ZY23TS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B004ZY23TS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_... I hope that helps...