Is that the time?

I find that when I have a lot of work to get through, I slip too easily back into the working practices I employed before I was sick. Those very working practices I swore I would avoid in future since I'm sure that they played their part in my illness. However, when faced with impossible deadlines, there is a tendency - especially for those who are prey to procrastination - to work in sharp bursts of concentrated effort. This would work well if the bursts of effort were short; however, two weeks of twelve - fifteen hour days does not do my health any good, I find. At least now I'm aware of the effect this approach has on me, and I try to manage it. I keep telling myself that the world won't end if I miss a deadline - but if I make myself ill through overwork, it might...