From July to September, I ended up on about a total of 2 months of leave. It was the longest I had ever not been working or in school, and the most time I had ever spent just with myself. Granted, I was on leave because my brain was completely busted and I was recovering from what amounted to a very bad concussion, but it was still a lot of time that I spent on self reflection and developing a whole lot of skills I didn’t have. And I learned a few things about myself in the process.