[new_hackers]

Agreed. I wonder if any manager would ever put in "walks", or "cool downs" into the schedule. Meaning allocate a week (or some time span) in between each sprint to do all those things you wish you had time to do in the sprint.

I know a "walk" is yet just another physical analogy for a software production process (which the analogies don't always work), but maybe it is more of a cultural mindset to value longterm team health without it becoming just a "slacking" week?