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A comment on Ask HN: I can't work anymore. Burnout? I have no idea. What can I do?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: I can't work anymore. Burnout? I have no idea. Wh... by failingburnout on Thursday February 27, 2014 @04:20PM (#7315160)
Vacation would be difficult at this point. I have made promises to my wife and myself that I would make progress on certain things. I am supposed to be working right now. I don't feel I have the freedom to take a vacation. It wouldn't impact the bottom line, but I'd take a hit in other ways. I'd have to know it would break the block I'm having.

I do have other projects and aspects of the business that I can work on, but I think I would be working on them if I could work. Weird, I know. It's not something I'm choosing to do... smack talk myself on NH vs. working. It's just gotten that bad that I don't know what else to do.

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Re:Ask HN: I can't work anymore. Burnout? I have no idea. Wh... by matheweis on Thursday February 27, 2014 @06:38PM (#7316138)
"I don't feel I have the freedom to take a vacation."

This is a sure sign that you need to.

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Re:Ask HN: I can't work anymore. Burnout? I have no idea. Wh... by anigbrowl on Thursday February 27, 2014 @05:12PM (#7315569)
OK, but you're no good to anyone if you get stuck, and since you don't know why you're stuck, exhaustion is a possibility. At the least I would recommend changing your environment for the weekend. Good luck again.
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