Honestly that "crazy patience" thing is exactly why I'd mess it up too.

You really trust your furniture that much? My old dining chair cracked when I just leaned back in it, so I can't imagine doing step ups on it. Isn't it just easier to do bodyweight stuff on the floor without worrying about your couch legs giving out? I see people online doing dips on kitchen counters and just wonder if the repair bill is part of the workout plan. Feels like making things harder than they need to be.

That "herding cats for a 5am meeting" line from @grace565 really hits home. But the angle I see is how your mind locks onto the work so hard that the tiredness gets pushed aside. When I'm blending those star shots, the whole point becomes solving the puzzle, not the clock or time zones. It turns into this quiet battle between chaos and order, where each frame you stack feels like a small win. The payoff comes when you see the final image, and suddenly the long night makes sense. That specific satisfaction is what turns a grueling task into something you almost crave.