regarding burnout: http://nymag.com/news/features/24757/ http://nymag.com/news/features/24757/ One quote from this piece that struck a chord with me was "lev

regarding burnout: http://nymag.com/news/features/24757/ http://nymag.com/news/features/24757/ One quote from this piece that struck a chord with me was "level of caring couldn’t be sustained in the absence of results." The last time I noticed I was showing signs of starting to burn out I found it helpful to take more time off work (e.g. dialling down from full time work to part time work for a month) to help destress & let my mind focus more on non work things. The part time work was a temporary measure while wrangling a change to a different role/different project. It took a few weeks of exercise & walks & writing out my thoughts on paper for my mind to settle down and stop obsessing over work & stop "radiating stress" from internalised work related nonsense. Be kind to yourself. Under more normal mental conditions, it helps me to have a clear understanding of exactly what brings me to work every day, even when most of the days are frustrating or boring or senseless: it's the money. Money isn't the most important thing in life, but gotta keep paying the bills, and saving & investing offers a pathway to permanently reduce the amount of frustrating or boring work that needs to be done in the future.