Building a life outside of engineering and your company is really critical. Once engineering is just a small component of your life you can learn to not overext

Building a life outside of engineering and your company is really critical. Once engineering is just a small component of your life you can learn to not overextend yourself for the cause of your engineering projects. Find other activities that spark passion and intellectual curiosity; I could spend much of my intellectual energy just thinking about designing my gardening plots and be satisfied. Learning to keep emotional distance from my day-to-day profession was one of the best things I did. I log on, mostly enjoy what I do, collect my paycheck, and use it for the things and people I love.