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		mrec on Nov 27, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to balance full-time work with creative projec... > There's a trough of uselessness in vacations – 14-21 days is the minimum in my experience Can confirm. I haven't had more than two weeks off in one block in the last ~20 years, and the results have been exactly what you'd predict. This Onion article from 2013 is depressingly accurate: https://www.theonion.com/find-the-thing-youre-most-passionat...

hkon on Nov 28, 2018 | [–]

Probably what most people need to read rather than what they actually read :)

charlietango92 on Nov 27, 2018 | [–]

that link is great, thank you lol

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