For whatever reason, I've always had a "conserve things that are limited in quantity" mentality. As a kid, I'd never use stickers because they could only be us

For whatever reason, I've always had a "conserve things that are limited in quantity" mentality. As a kid, I'd never use stickers because they could only be used once. I'll keep them in their sheets and never-used. As an adult, when I have limited vacation time, I feel compelled to save it for when it really counts and am reluctant to spend it. As a result, I end up taking the minimum amount required to avoid losing anything due to exceeding rollover limits. When I had a role with unlimited PTO, it was so amazingly liberating. Whenever I wanted to take a week or a day, I took it. Keeping up with work was no problem and I planned for longer absences. In the two years at that job, I took 5-6 weeks per year, split evenly between week-long vacations and random days off. It's a great perk with two very important caveats: a) the company actually believes in it and b) you take advantage of it