The blissful Zen of a good side project

Re:The blissful Zen of a good side project by sgarland on Saturday April 05, 2025 @10:28AM (#43593802)

I had that mindset, but then an overwhelming amount of personal and work stress made me change. Unfortunately, as I wrote in a comment further up, now I feel like I’m too far on the other side, where all I do after work is relax.

If anyone has suggestions on striking a balance, I’d love to hear them.

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Re:The blissful Zen of a good side project by Aerbil313 on Saturday April 05, 2025 @10:51AM (#43593941)

I share the experience of all 4 parents of this comment. It turned out I had undiagnosed ADHD. After diagnosis all my life suddenly made sense. Before the diagnosis, my situation had progressed to a point I’d get burnout by just everyday life, let alone work. Everything was overwhelming. Treatment turned my life around.

Later, I found out I have autism too - many autistic people “mask” around other people, altering their behavior to hide autistic traits. This is another thing causing (temporary) burnout after being around people.

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Re:The blissful Zen of a good side project by sgarland on Saturday April 05, 2025 @12:33PM (#43594663)

LOL yes. I have diagnosed and treated ADHD, and my therapist suspects (but it is currently undiagnosed) that I am autistic. Super fun times.

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