I thought I already had a pretty solid understanding of the value of my time. Writing a book, running a company, and keeping up with my
social life means I already put a pretty high price on my time.
But I never quite thought of it from the viewpoint that taking a year off now would be like taking a year off at the height of my success. It could actually be much worse than that, because of the opportunity cost of being late to the party, and the opportunity cost you may inflict on others by not having your product (or whatever other contribution you're trying to make to the world) available to them earlier.
Very insightful. Nice post.