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"I find myself struggling to focus or find the energy to work most days" Take a good, hard look at your nutrition. Nutritional deficiencies or imbalances can
by pmoriarty 5y ago
"I find myself struggling to focus or find the energy to work most days"
Take a good, hard look at your nutrition. Nutritional deficiencies or imbalances can cause all sorts of severe issues, including mental issues such as loss of focus and energy (and worse).
Regular exercise can help with energy, as can getting enough sleep. Make sure you're doing this.
Take a break and do something actually relaxing for a while.
Fortunately, it doesn't sound like you have really severe burnout (where you're severely depressed and absolutely hate and loathe what you do, and never want to do it again)... in which case I'd recommend switching careers, and the sooner the better. In your case it sounds like more like a mild case, where you have a good chance of getting back to work if you take care of yourself.
Still, I'd ask myself: is this really what I want to do in the long run? If not, you might want to start exploring other options... and the sooner the better. It's much harder to switch careers when you get older.
Seeing a therapist might be a good idea too... a real therapist, not one that reflexively fills your mouth with pills.
- treeman79 5y agoThis. I’m dealing with all the consequences of ignoring health and burnout for years. I always had an excuse about some deadline or other. I’m serious about it now, but it’s a brutal road back. Health first, diet and exercise. Cut the sugar. Physical hobbies are a must. Work after those are being handled. Consider it an reinvestment, drop in productivity for a few weeks as your body gets used to it. Huge payouts later on. Don’t feel guilt for paying technical debt. Same for health debt.