Ask HN: How to cope with burnout every 6 months?

Re:Ask HN: How to cope with burnout every 6 months? by mft_ on Monday October 07, 2019 @08:31PM (#21187478)

How long did you give yourself between jobs, to recover? Do you have the resources to take a significant length of time away from work - say, 6m+?

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Re:Ask HN: How to cope with burnout every 6 months? by throwaway909090 on Monday October 07, 2019 @08:34PM (#21187496)

I have the means to stay 6m away from work.

I never really took time between jobs. Maybe a week or so to take care of paperwork for the new job.

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Re:Ask HN: How to cope with burnout every 6 months? by mft_ on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @07:25AM (#21191027)

Then if your diagnosis of burnout is correct (and I'm not doubting you for a moment ) it looks like you've never given yourself a chance to recover?

I'd tentatively suggest:

1. Significant time off. Use this time to rest, heal, exercise, and also to focus on dealing with any interrelated issues - such as depression. 2. Critically analyse your lifestyle - is there anything outside work that you're doing (or not doing) that's contributing to your apparent continual downwards direction? (Google 'Tignum book' - might give you starting point.) 3. Think about the job you really want, and what characteristics it should have? e.g. if regular/routine interactions with colleagues are a problem, would remote working, or night shifts, or a more solitary role, help?

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