as a completely-stressed-out techie cofounder, i've started taking sunday sabbaths—a simple weekly break from technology and distraction. it's been essential to my well-being. it takes way more discipline than coding and doing tasks 7 days a week.

I really agree with this. It's way easier to get into a rythym and just keep following a never ending checklist.

I've recently started meditation again and I'm realizing how hard something simple like remembering to pay attention to your breath is

As a third year dual major plus a minor undergrad with a research project, volunteer requirements, and other life/school duties, I'm finding I need to create a recurring "day off" to be able to maintain otherwise I start quitting on certain commitments/obligations to make up for it.

Time away from the keyboard is as important, if not more important as time at the keyboard.

Taking guilt-free breaks for a few minutes every hour, an hour every day, a day every week are invaluable and restores productivity and efficiency the other 6 days of the week like nothing else.

Nah. Mountain Dew techno Red Bull 24/7 hacking parties for me plz.

I don't suppose you're in the midwest? This place could use more of that.