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Unless you're some sort of superhuman the odds of you consistently working well on 16-18 hour days are pretty slim, and the odds of you doing so without burning

Unless you're some sort of superhuman the odds of you consistently working well on 16-18 hour days are pretty slim, and the odds of you doing so without burning out at some point in the not too distant future are even slimmer. I don't know where your work, or what you're doing, but unless you're on the verge of finding a cure for cancer I'm going to respectfully suggest that whatever it is isn't as important as your mental health. Take a break. See some sunlight, spend some time with friends, and think about something other than work for a little while.

Blahah 13y ago
This absolutely. I work long hours coding on my PhD (because I love it), then I come home and work the rest of the hours on side projects. Over the course of a few months my productivity wanes a lot - I can feel the burnout creeping on. Over the last two years I've figured out that taking an hour out to go for a walk every day makes a huge positive difference. Sometimes, like this week, I take a week off and just do whatever I want as long as it's not my PhD. Afterwards I'm refreshed and ready to hit it hard again.