Knowing your limits and how much you can handle is the key to a long life.  We can push ourselves but knowing our individual breaking points is very important.  I tend to push myself to extremes at times and then once my energy is completely depleted do I get actually forced to recharge. We all have our breaking points and we truly have to know those limits.  Sometimes it takes us crossing that line and other times we just need to get too damn close to it.  Be in tune with your own inner voice and be sure to listen to it carefully.  We can often take it for granted and ignore it and then we pay the price.  All I am trying to say is, “Only You know YOU!” Don’t let others try to dictate what is best for you.  Take control, just live with in your limits.