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I have suffered from this more then once in my career, it sucks and sorry you are experiencing it. Honestly for me at least, if I catch myself early enough in
by davismwfl 10y ago
I have suffered from this more then once in my career, it sucks and sorry you are experiencing it. Honestly for me at least, if I catch myself early enough in the process and can afford to take a few days or just pure R&R it usually does the trick. But more commonly, I work too much, get too focused and then do that for too long and then poof, my productivity rests somewhere between a snail and a sloth and so does my attitude and ability to focus. Overall, I have learned to manage it better over the years, but when it does happen here are some of the things that help me when I am in sloth/snail mode.
1. Time off (2-10 days usually), but it is mainly dedicated time away from computer/phone/electronic devices. Allow yourself only a very small time each day to check in on friends etc via social media or whatever, but otherwise put the electronics down and lock them up.
2. Do something active. The key here is physical activity, ride your bike, hike, swim or whatever you can do physically. Sometimes this is the hardest thing to do because when I get focused my exercise and outside time seems to be minimal and so getting motivated is the hardest thing, but after forcing myself 1-2 times it quickly becomes easier.
3. Get outside in the sun. Soak up some sun (safely of course), but get your body to reboot itself with some good ole Sun exposure.
4. Get some solid rest, take melatonin and Benadryl (to start) if needed, but get good rest. I have had to do take Benadryl the first couple of nights to get myself to sleep at a reasonable hour in the past (otherwise my brain racing keeps me awake), it just helped me kick start some rest.
Overall, the biggest thing is to distract your mind with physical activity and let your body refocus and reboot. Then try to keep this up at least 1-2 times a week and you will stay further away from burnout.