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Makers, what are you doing to prevent burnout?
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Pam Moorhouse
Honestly, It’s is a struggle. Short bursts of exercise in the middle of the day are my go to. I come back to the desk with more focus and feel less stressed.
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I used to game a lot. My friends and I now dedicate at least 1-2hrs a weekend (when we can) to play a game with each other.
It's a great destresser to have fun with friends and let your mind not be overtaken by everything else going on.
@gabe__perez I used to do that before. I played HoN with my friends, its a MOBA, and everytime in while we are waiting in queue to get a game (which can take sometimes 10-20 min), I am getting very nice inspirations and motivation to finish the tasks I was delaying for a while.
Not sure why, but that was almost the only game I played for last 10 years. And It put me in the battle mode.
@gabe__perez +1
Also, if you're having a bad week try not to play any games with troublesome communities.
@stefan_smiljkovic I feel you! I actually did spare work during load times as well. Glad to hear you were able to bond with friends. Hopefully the MOBA wasn't too rage quitty
@gabe__perez Warzone has gotten me through this pandemic. It has allowed me to have a social outlet when there were none.
@gabe__perez I do the same thing, 30min to an hour playing "mini motorways" is a great destresser and it's a game that is simple while still being challenging so it's the right amount of thinking after working hard on the startup.
Hiking or any other physical activity that gets me away from a screen and internet connection.
Physical activity (be it going to the gym or just going for a walk), healthy eating, and meditation. These three things are the foundation for my entire day.
@demetri_ilias healthy eating is super important. Keeping your body feeling fresh is crucial when you're in a high stress environment!
Leave enough time for leisure... read books, take part in weird master classes, do some sport 💪
Meditation, exercise, walks of nature - all great and I recommend doing them.
What personally helps me the most is journaling, having a true honest dialogue with yourself can help ease a lot of stress.
Physical activity like going for a walk and running. The stay focused through out my day
Take a day to do something fun but low effort. I won't play a grand strategy game but I will watch a movie, hang out with friends etc.
Micro holidays, proper food and sleep. I make sure to have a proper 7-8 hr sleep every night and wake up late if I worked longer/harder the night before. Some kind of work is more demanding. Followed by a good breakfast.
Then if I felt like my energy levels are dropping during the day, I take a break, watch something on TV. Basically change the complete context of what I usually do.
Then monthly/ quarterly reset and review. I've just started with this, to be improved.
Because we are still on lockdown, my "rest" list is significantly reduced. Here are some things you can do while stuck at home:
- play virtual games with friends & family (wealth of free resources online. I usually organize these activities, jump into a call, and play)
- meditate (I try to do this once a day)
- schedule shut down hours. Last year I worked while having lunch, I work on my startup after my day job, and I work on weekends. I got burnt out and shut down for a few months. Now, strictly gadgets off by 10:30 - 11:00 PM. It's still a struggle, but getting there
At work: Checking in with teammates every day to make sure we're all working within our capacity and feeling good about what we do. We've also scheduled 1:1 check-ins for non-work related conversations with CXOs/ team leads, to make sure we have safe spaces to vent and ask for help.
On a personal front: prioritising work so I don't commit to more than 35 hours a week; making time for personal projects, scheduling therapy sessions (prevention is always better than cure!), and checking in with myself regularly to spot burnout symptoms before they worsen.
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Go at my own pace, try to make sure I take one full day away from computer. Having a dog who like to play and go for walks helps to re,mid ,e to break often.
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I read books a lot to prevent it. It helps a lot and also diverts your thoughts into a different direction.