Yeah working for yourself is a big trap to watch out for. I have fallen for it numerous times. The problem is when you're working for yourself (or a worthy non

Yeah working for yourself is a big trap to watch out for. I have fallen for it numerous times. The problem is when you're working for yourself (or a worthy non-commercial cause) work feels more fun and worthwhile, but the health damage is kind of the same (long hours, lack of exercises, sub-optimal nutrition). Despite it "feeling good," working in this over-capacity regime ends up really inefficient (since you're tired and not seeing the big picture). One thing that I find helps is to get other people involved (e.g. collaborators, reviewers, users, etc) then allow yourself to take breaks, while still knowing work on the project is continuing by others.