I specifically have a problem where motivation is hard to come by, so I'm prone to working non-stop for unhealthy amounts of time out of fear of losing it. We're talking like, 10 hour fugue states here. Anyway, I realized that the solution was to change how I thought of stopping points. Instead of fearing stopping because I might not have motivation to come back, I think about how motivating it would be to come back to what I've already done.

As an example, I'm working on translating something short, and I just finished doing the transcription. My anxiety is telling me I need to do push through and do the translation tonight too, in case the person who wakes up tomorrow loses interest, even though it would ruin my sleep. So instead, I think about how I would feel to come back to this translation as a well-rested person, and all the transcription has already been done for me! Wouldn't that rule? And this reframes the situation in a way that I can take this as the obvious good stopping point that it is.

Maybe this is common knowledge, but if it is, it's none that I've ever come across. I hope it can find someone who may need it!