Adulting is hard

I find it insane how steeped I am in the hustle mindset/culture. I’ve been slowly burning out from all the things the past two and a half years and what did I think to do? Look for ways to do more. Not slow down, not rest. Why? Because I was afraid of losing whatever progress I’ve already made. Did grinding work? Of course, until it didn’t. I paid off my mounting consumer debt, lost 30 lbs, gained some muscle which helped relieve me of pain, finished two years out of my four year degree and more. In return though, I was constantly underfed, exhausted from working out and lack of sleep, irritable and always sick. I always see the sentiment that in order to get to my goals (too ambitious probably), I have to make extreme sacrifices short term. I don’t know if this is the extent I want to do it though. Looking back, everything I did was half-assed. I lacked patience to wait for the result so everything I did was 200% effort with 50% result because I was juggling too much. Now I’m trying…