Interesting, another poster argued the opposite -- to do manual labor without much mental demands, as a way of getting over burnout. :-) (For the record, I hav

Interesting, another poster argued the opposite -- to do manual labor without much mental demands, as a way of getting over burnout. :-) (For the record, I have friends that use both methods and it seems to work for them. Personally, I read literature (-: ok, an exaggeration -- sf&f :-) and just take time off.)