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I would recommend if your problem is overplanning, how have you responded to spontaniety? e.g. Attending figure drawing sessions where you don't know who you'll
by SolaceQuantum 8y ago
I would recommend if your problem is overplanning, how have you responded to spontaniety? e.g. Attending figure drawing sessions where you don't know who you'll be sketching and the distinct and sudden social change around viewing nakedness. Or roller blading or dancing or jazz, all of which hold spontaneity or the appearance of such as part of the enjoyment of the activity.
- hnnh44 8y agoI find this advice useful for breaking out of a slump, not for preventing burnout. I have to take the opposite approach for burnout: cut things out. Do less. Cross things off the Todo list and _dont_ add a new one. I find my biggest sources of stress are those little tasks that take you 10 hours, but would take someone else 1 hour. Constantly fighting against unknowns and feeling helpless leads to frustration and burnout. You can do one or two things in life really, really well. If you're juggling too much, you'll be mediocre and never make try progress you need to find value and positive reinforcement through praise. There's huge value in novelty seeking as parent pointed out, but I've always had to approach it from a "fill in the missing piece" point, not from "add this extra thing to my overworked life" point.
- SolaceQuantum 8y agoI was under the impression that "getting through/back from burnout" is when a burnout enters slump phase, which is what OP specified.