Some of the reasons why I decided not to pursue web work are in there. It's hard to balance the fun and the work of it, especially when the fun of it becomes annoying in a work context with a deadline, like debugging. Maybe it was just the company I worked for (we used Joomla for all sites...) but it really killed my passion. I think my plan to battle burn out in the future is to go out of cell range once a month, to the best of my ability. I don't know how parents like thenewgreen do it. I've been thinking about this a lot lately (mostly to make myself feel better), and wondering if parenting alone can burn you out, and how rough it must be because its your kid(s) and you want the time and energy for them. I don't know if it's immensely hard to extend your energy during stressful work periods so that you can go home and be a great dad or mom to your kids. Or if it's a release in its own right, because parenthood. I doubt it's that black and white, but kudos to those of you that do it well.