I found that switching to consulting, and charging a day rate is the first time that it finally clicked for me that I need to stop after 8 hours. by working lo

I found that switching to consulting, and charging a day rate is the first time that it finally clicked for me that I need to stop after 8 hours. by working longer hours, i was reducing the value of my time. I was also reducing the value I provided in those hours. So it ended up giving me more balance than working a salary job.