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it sounds like you are used to the adrenaline from doing such high-intensity work that it would seem criminal for you to take longer breaks. it’s curious to me that you have the headspace to browse through SN - no matter what. on particularly hectic days, I have to mentally steel myself to do the necessary so as to keep my cowboy hat haha. definitely no bandwidth for typing messages
Between security must-do-work and bread-on-the-table must-do-work, I can often fill 15-18h a day. The main issue is I don't want to deliver inferior work and I definitely don't want to mess up my private security. Right now, it's tough times. I hope that one day I'll be able to build back the margins I have been used to for most of my life and can relax a bit more.
I sometimes force myself to back away from laptop for an hour or worst case just browse SN for a bit, so that I can look at what I am doing fresh again when I get back to it, or like right now, when I have a little break while I have code assessments running and I get a 20 minute break to have a smoke, get a fresh espresso, check notifications & phone.