1) There's always more to do

Taking breaks is extremely important. At the beginning I knew that my "superpower" was the ability to be extremely disciplined and get things done (consultant genes come in handy here as I’ve forged strong working habits over the years). What I didn't foresee is the toll it takes to be “on” consistently over 10 months.

I learned that taking breaks is extremely worth it, and I continuously encourage the people around me to take time off and decompress. Personally, I often feel I'm shouldering a lot of responsibility. It can be easy to think, “I'm the only one in charge of customer acquisition and operations so I can't slack off.” But I’ve realized how skewed this mindset it, and I’ll walk you through it with a numerical example.

Let's say I work 48 hours a week, but due to the constant energy I’m spending, my output is only 80% of my usual quality of work. Over a month, I'm actually less productive than if I had worked 40 hours a week at 100% productivity.

(80% * 48* 4) = 153 hours of productivity

(40 * 4) = 160 hours of productivity

What this data tells me, and I like data, is that I can berate myself for not doing enough work and just forge ahead haphazardly, or I can understand that there is always more to do, but **my work and I will both be better off if I pace myself.

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