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		nodelessness on Oct 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I need structure in my life It is important to listen to the body. I tried to have a spartan level of self discipline and that put me in a express route to burn out. And I burned out. Burn out is not easy to climb out of, so I would rather be less than ideally productive than be disciplined to an extent that ignores my humanity and that damages me severely.

Tao3300 on Oct 3, 2022 [–]

> I tried to have a spartan level of self discipline and that put me in a express route to burn out.

That's because you didn't have a subjugated population of helots taking care of everything that isn't your core competency ;)

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