Achieving a work-life balance

Geertjan Wielenga: Is there a danger of taking these problems home with you?

Scott Hanselman: It's a balance. You have to know exactly when to stop. My wife's a nurse and she has to turn her brain off after work. You can't care about everybody or save them all. I would say that I'm pretty good at stopping.

There was a person on my team who was stressed out about stuff and they needed a day to focus on their mental health. They didn't want to take the time off, but I said, "Listen, it's not that big of a deal. The work will still be there on Monday."

"Remote workers can be paranoid that people are thinking that they don't do anything."

—Scott Hanselman

My dad used to say, "You're no good to me dead." It's a silly and morbid way to say it, but you need to take a couple of days off. Go to bed. You just have to or you'll...