Re:The way out of burnout (2016)
by Tade0 on Sunday August 06, 2023 @07:35AM
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I was in this state for the first few months after my child was born.
I remember one internal dialogue from that time:
-She woke up already. I barely had half an hour today to do something else than cleaning and that's only because I skipped some tasks. Where's my time off?
-What do you mean where's your time off? This was your time off.
It got better when I let go of my mid 30s childless person presumption of having time after work.
Also it got better because my daughter is now two and a half and can focus on an activity for the 114 seconds at worst it takes me to use the toilet.
I remember one internal dialogue from that time:
-She woke up already. I barely had half an hour today to do something else than cleaning and that's only because I skipped some tasks. Where's my time off?
-What do you mean where's your time off? This was your time off.
It got better when I let go of my mid 30s childless person presumption of having time after work.
Also it got better because my daughter is now two and a half and can focus on an activity for the 114 seconds at worst it takes me to use the toilet.