I've been thinking about the following question a lot in the past few years: How do we keep our work from damaging us? I think a lot of people here have offered

I've been thinking about the following question a lot in the past few years: How do we keep our work from damaging us? I think a lot of people here have offered good advice here: put guardrails on your work. No reason to work over 40 hours/week. And if you need to, work less than 40 hrs/week for a while. If that doesn't help then maybe a sabbatical is in order. The cult of constant productivity is strong in this culture. Try to recognize it and resist it. Don't rest so you can be more productive (I often hear this) - rest because you are a human being who has worth regardless of how productive you are. Rest because you realize you are finite and have a finite amount of energy to give. Rest because you need to. Consider practicing sabbath - sure that's a term usually associated with certain religions - but the concept is applicable even if you're not religious. Pick a day to disconnect. Don't try to be productive. Get out in nature and let your mind wander. Disconnect from social media. Try to connect with yourself, others and nature again.