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A comment on Ask HN: Is it a bad time to take a sabbatical?.

Re:Ask HN: Is it a bad time to take a sabbatical? by riansanderson on Monday October 09, 2023 @10:48PM (#37828020)
At its root, I don’t think this question is really about the logistics of taking a sabbatical.

Something I didn’t fully recognize when I was burnt out: burnout is a personal emotional issue. At that time I (mistakenly) considered emotions a bug and not a feature.

So whatever direction you decide to go on the sabbatical, I highly recommend endeavoring to discover some emotional support and growth.

Online talk therapy has helped me greatly, but mostly the book I wish I had back then is “The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living”

https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Trap-Struggling-Start-Livin...

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Re:Ask HN: Is it a bad time to take a sabbatical? by neofrommatrix on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:57PM (#37835275)
Thank you; That book has some good exercises when I skimmed through it today. Thanks for the suggestion.
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