In our industry it often feels like we are racing the clock. Trying to earn success before our bodies gives us away as the old people we are. Each grey hair and wrinkle is a sign of a role you can never play.
Transfer the metaphor. Do you really want to be stampeded by hundreds of girls in Payless heels?! Take a day off and go to Jcrew for a nice pair of ballet flats.
"What?! You want to get a good night's sleep?! Whimp!"
I don't want to burn out. I want to be auditioning for longer than one more year. (Which is about how long I think the exhaust that I am currently running on would last) And if taking a little time off to take classes and get in shape, and SLEEP is a career killer... That's a risk I am gonna have to take.