Epic! Will miss you guys but I can't argue with your point here haha

Yeah balance has shifted in meaning quite a lot for me over the passed two years. I feel really balanced now even though I’m working more than ever. I’ve just learned to be really satisfied with the work. If I waste time I feel less satisfied which makes me feel unbalanced. So it’s a dance? Idk I just think breaks and days/time off come as a very welcomed luxury. And I fully disconnect when these opportunities come up. And right now that feels really good.

Extremely valid reason here Jace. 100% agree and I second those reasons for myself. I’d also add, for me, the totally selfish component is that I effing love how I look and feel. It gives me a huge confidence boost to do all the things I want. And my nervous system is firing on all cylinders. I max out intensity on my workouts so fatigue is minimal but stimulus is super high. And it just plain and simple feels amazing. And I keep doing it because of all the same reasons you listed.

My kid is 2 almost so his only responsiblity is staying alive and developing haha. BUT, responsibilities are awesome. However they go BOTH WAYS. Obviously parents have a ton if not all responsibilty, right, but I plan to show my kids by example in a very specific easy to spot way. I'm responsible for X - if that is NOT done then Y. I'll make a post about this concept I looked up called a behavior board. It essentially is an in-house published accountability system which clearly labels the responsibility and the mutually agreed consequence. Ex: Dad - No phone at the dinner table | Consequence: 30 minutes of hide and seek (or specific thing the kids love doing) The consequence for any missed responsibilty is bonding time or act of kindness to someone else (usually the victim of the failed responsibility) funny enough. Not timeout.. So another example: Son (5) - Completes Daily chores | Consequence: Makes mom and dads bed before leaving for school for 2 days. I'm by no means versed in this so I could be botching it. I'll make an independent post on it soon lol. But responsibility - hell yes. The board idea really only includes 2-3 major things at any one time so as not to be overwhelming or over authoritarian. The "act of kidness" focused consequence should help avoid shame-based motivation which is well documented as troublesome for development.

I'm there!