Going through my photo archive, I can kind of gauge how much of a toll work was taking on me at a given time in my life. For example, I noticed that about 15 years ago, I made fewer than 1000 images in one year, the least ever. My nadir, my worst slump. That must have been about when my working life was demanding the most of my time and energy. Or, at least before I got better at finessing the work-life balance thing. Like learning to drive, it takes a while to learn how to manage your time. Work will take it all, if you let it. Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift as professor Dylan once said...
