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Originally Posted by TheIronStar  For those who believe in work-life balance and work-life separation:
..However, I wonder whether I'm knocking myself out of the running for real advancement these days, as keeping up with technologies, business, etc. seems to be more and more all-consuming, and it seems that the real rewards go to people who live and breathe their careers. |
You know, i thought long and hard about that...and concluded that if i was going to "live and breathe my career" from my 40s onwards, it would be on my own terms. And so i left the Corp world after 20 fun years doing mostly what i loved to do;-). However, that took a few years (tears?) of preparation before pressing the eject button...
And in my particular case, Middle Age did have a mellowing influence on the crazy stunts of my 20s and 30s, like pulling all nighters etc...
Your mileage may vary.