"As long as I got my day to day life set so that each work was an improvement over the last, then many of my readers would welcome whatever life I chose for myself. Shouldn't this be my duty as a novelist, and my top priority?" – Haruki Murakami
We have gotten good at ignoring our body’s signals — much of our lives is training our minds to pretend our bodies aren’t tired
Strong points from Leo Babuata of Zen Habits