Startup life in SF was burning me out. Took a leave of absence and pointed myself toward Vietnam. No real plan except to not look at Slack for a month. The visa was the easy part.Applied Friday night their time, Sunday night mine. Approved Tuesday morning SF time, which was Tuesday evening in Vietnam. Three calendar days. Downloaded the PDF and printed it at a FedEx.Hoi An became my base. Rented a little house near the river for four hundred a month. Motorbike cost fifty bucks for three weeks. Best mental health decision I ever made. Went back to work eventually, but different.