Burnout 2021
This day in 2021 was the first day of my 3-month burnout sabbatical. I had been increasingly overworked for 2-3 years at this point, we were building a sensible and sustainable company, I was way too stressed all the time, and was struggling so. fukken. hard. Still, I kept pushing through, but I felt like I was a week away from going Hindenburg 1937. Then, that Friday evening, my good friend and co-founder Florian showed up unannounced at our doorstep, and told me, “Buddy, you’re toast.