Very good comment Justin, much respect from me. A small point though - > I have never taken a real vacation. I used to be like this. I'd work, literally, abou

Very good comment Justin, much respect from me. A small point though - > I have never taken a real vacation. I used to be like this. I'd work, literally, about 362 days per year and take 3 off. It didn't max out my productivity, it didn't max out my income, it didn't max out my quality of life, it didn't make me better able to serve customers and clients. Really, I was just suffering because I had an identity of "being hardcore." I still do, to some extent. But I'm taking more time off lately and doing better than ever. I work less, but my decisions are sharper. To wade in, try taking off 2-3 days and go somewhere nice that's only ~100 to ~200 miles from where you live, or less. That's a short pleasant train ride, a 30-60 minute flight, or a few hour drive. Hang out in a cabin by a lake, or the beach, or whatever. Refuse to work unless you get hyper-inspired. You might, actually - get hyper inspired. Then it's okay. But if you step back and get some perspective instead of constantly grinding it out, you might actually increase your income, productivity, ability to serve and deliver for your staff and customers, and your own quality of life. It does require giving up an identity of "I'm hardcore and suffer because that's what I do" though - and I don't say that in a snarky way. I've got that identity. But again, I suspect it might actually be counterproductive to income, productivity, service, and quality of life.