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This is a very common issue in the IT industry. The most important thing you can do is to not let it get to a point where its impacting your health. What that
by than3 5y ago
This is a very common issue in the IT industry.
The most important thing you can do is to not let it get to a point where its impacting your health.
What that typically means is taking regular vacations, if its already at a point that's difficult to deal with, you'll need to take a long break to recover.
A break where you only think about what you want to spend your time on, and time to do things that you wanted to do. There really isn't much you can actively do to recover after being burnt out.
Time where you have no main pressures is the only solution at that point and from my experience it usually takes at least a month to feel normal again. Some people bounce back better, but some people need to take at least a few months which can be difficult if you don't have much saved.
There are coping things you can do if that's not possible, meditating, specifically learning to still your mind can be helpful for some people. Disconnecting, not carrying a cell phone at times can be particularly freeing.
What's important is you take the time you feel you need because its different for everyone. Some people bounce back more quickly or more slowly. It all depends on your circumstances. You don't need to give work 110% of your time or effort especially at the wages most people get (considering inflation wiped out 20% of people's earnings this past year and the corresponding increase in taxes for some people added another 10% to that.