[sthu11182]

I agree with the statements above getting healthier and sleep.

What I did was quit for a year (I understand not everyone has the means). I told my boss I wanted to travel and I found it hard to balance it with work because my schedule is so unpredictable. He asked if I wanted a shorter sabbatical, and I said no because I had plans to places I wanted to travel throughout the year. I wanted to leave without burning bridges and we were slightly in a busy time, I said my quit date was flexible to whenever we get past the busy time.

I ended up splitting my year off at home and traveling. I previously backpacked parts of Asia for a month and found that going to country to country every few days to be overwhelming. So this time I would go some place on my bucket list and then come back to the US (such as spend a month driving around New Zealand and hiking for two weeks in Scotland). Again, I realize not everyone can do this, but to the extent you can/want to, think of things to knock off your bucket list.

After a year, my boss came back to me to ask if I was interested in coming back, which I did. I felt the year off helped cleared my head. Yes, you will get bored, but you will get some clarity. And since I have come back, I have been better of setting my schedule (it also helps that the office has expanded and I am no longer filling in every spot).