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Makers, what are you doing to prevent burnout?
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@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.
Scheduling daily and weekly breaks (if they are on my calendar, it's less likely I'm missing them), physical activity, taking one full day to engage with something non-related to work or study (friends, family, etc).
I usually watch horror real life stories from Nexpo, Lemino & barely sociable on YouTube.
Take bike rides.
Talk on the phone for a few hours with my girlfriend.
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.
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.
I tried to use 1-on-1s to discuss what bothers or frustrates me. It helps to solve problems in advance
I read books a lot to prevent it. It helps a lot and also diverts your thoughts into a different direction.
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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.
Take a break. As simple as that. The break could be taking a leisure stroll, reflecting on my past week (probably the most imp one, helps me where I went wrong and how I can get better), watching/reading some good content, and watch a good film/show.
This is such an important question. For so long my tactic was to exercise to clear my mind, but this made me tired physically to add to the mental stress! 🏋️♀️
The best thing I've found is to be quite strict and have one day off per week. This means being away from my laptop and emails as much as I can be. I get in touch with friends and have a day totally away from things - this helps massively and I feel so refreshed when I come back to work. 🧠
I just launched Switch (check out my profile if you want to support it today!) and this tactic was so crucial leading up to launch and helped me to generally be more relaxed today!
Let me know if you have any questions about Switch!
I am a maker at heart and I am happiest when I am creating something of value to my audience, professionals in tech. Doing that prevents burnout.
I personally think burnout happens when you're being busy or overwhelmed without a direction.
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We looked at how to avoid burnout by focusing on tasks completely unrelated to what you do at work. Sort of a refresher for your brain. Have a look at this post: https://www.weavit.ai/post/3-way...
Personally, collaborating with our team give me huge energy boost. Finding a common, worthwhile goal and working together to achieve it is huge.
I schedule "me" time in my calendar, whether to exercise, read, draw, nap, watch a movie... take a bubble bath 🛀 . Yes' I said bubble! and don't forget some chill music. 🎶
Block off "me" time daily in your calendar. I dare you.
I would say it's important to do the things you love. I hit the gym, play tennis and connect with friends over a drink.
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