How hard do you drive your car?

[PorscheBound]

So I drive my Boxster about 3 times a week (usually Friday-Sunday) and because I dont drive it all the time, I am usually pushing it pretty hard simply because its a ton of fun. When cruising I am always around the 3500rpm range. On a 13 mile drive to work I am probably averaging 4000rpms between the ups and downs of pushing it and cruising. Like this morning in 13 miles I probably took it up to 6800rpms at least 5 times. Is this too excesive. My thought process is that it is a performance car built for this kind of driving. Am I right?

My next question is shifting. I had a 2003 Honda Accord V6 6speed (pretty quick little car, that surprised a lot of people) that I would beat the hell out of. Slamming gears 1st-4th on a regular basis. When driving my Boxster I ease into the gears as I am pushing the car. Do you guys shift hard through your gears? Espesially 1st-2nd? As in mashing the clutch down slamming it into 2nd and dumping the clutch all in a split second? Its funny how I baby this "sports" car in fear of breaking something compared to driving my Accord into the ground and it was solid as a rock when I sold it at 165,000 miles. Any input is appreciated.