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I don't know if you're depressed, burned out or facing a bout of apathy. What I do know is that I feel/have been feeling very similar. I'll end the comparison t
by navs 10y ago
I don't know if you're depressed, burned out or facing a bout of apathy. What I do know is that I feel/have been feeling very similar. I'll end the comparison there.
Now here's what I've been doing to get through each day:
1. Routine - from brushing my teeth at 6am to going to bed at 10pm. I stick to it like glue.
2. Pick a goal - Mine is to lose the fat and get fit. So I've taken up Muay Thai.
3. Projects - They don't have to be technical. It can be something like running a local meetup on depression, writing a short story or starting a small t-shirt business. If it's tech based, use the tools you love/want to use and not the ones screaming at you in every new tech article.
4. Dial back on the tech news - Got rid of the social media accounts, RSS readers and 'read it later' services.
5. Meditation - Having trouble with this one but I hear it works well for others.
The routine ensures you've got a starter to your morning so you don't lay in bed all day. Then you keep that momentum going with your projects and goals. It's all part of your routine. The trick is to keep moving because when you don't, the bomb explodes. Think of yourself as Keanu Reeves.
After a while you may find you're interested in tech again. I know I certainly did, just not React, Preact, Webpack, etc. Those little projects you're doing might get your interested in a different side of tech or maybe not in tech at all.
If you'd like to chat, my email's easy to find. Hope this helps in some small way.
- senjindarashiva 10y agoId like to add, make your bed to the first step of the routine, it seems somewhat silly but I have found that it really helps. No matter how bad the day goes you still did one thing and it's nice to come home to a well made bed
- elcct 10y agoIt is also good idea to invest in quality bedding and some nice throws, pillows and to just make it look like a bed in a good hotel. It takes more time to make the bed then, but sooner or later you'll get good at it :)