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Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with setbacks / frustrations and ... by ncash on Wednesday February 09, 2011 @02:07AM (#2196714)
You are certainly not alone in this! The best way I've found to avoid burnout, even with things you enjoy, is to do things in a balanced manner and adopt good habits. Don't spend your life putting in tons of time squashing fires and then zonking out. Do your best to meet deadlines, but accept some consequences and transition towards a more balanced work ethic. Also, don't be too hard on yourself; that just fuels the paralysis. You are human like everyone else.

Read this: http://www.tophatmonocle.com/blog/2010/12/20/avoiding-burnou...

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Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with setbacks / frustrations and ... by badkins on Wednesday February 09, 2011 @07:04PM (#2199947)
I agree that it sounds like burnout to me. I went through this almost a year ago in my day job. My solution was to take a month off without pay. I barely touched a computer over the whole month. I spent most of the time painting my house, and visiting family. Overall, I think it helped.
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