Ha I've never gotten to the point where I've burned myself out on Steemit so hart I took 3 months off, but I'm sure it helps that writing isn't my full time job, so when I take a break I get to focus on other things.

I'm still waiting for that $300 post, but am happy, as you are, because in the long run, the slow consistent rewards will get us further than the one-off whale voted posts.