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Re:Ask HN: What to do if you are ridiculously burnt out? by begriffs on Friday January 30, 2015 @10:19PM (#8975738)
I'd say chill out, the project is probably not that big of a deal in the scheme of your life. I've been in a situation like that and most of the problem is your own thoughts reinforcing themselves. In reality you can pause work at any time. You can drop out of the project entirely. All it takes is saying "sorry, I'm not going to work on this any more."

So talk with your marketing partner and tell them you're working too hard and need others to help you more, and that you're going to take a week off from stress. Then try to think about other things. Go see people you haven't seen for a while. Come back after a week and see how your partner can address the work imbalance and see if you want to keep going with them. Seriously, just do it.

Re:Ask HN: What to do if you are ridiculously burnt out? by joshcanhelp on Friday January 30, 2015 @10:55PM (#8975815)
Great advice.

To add to this, if you are ostracized for taking time off or trying to adjust your hours to a reasonable amount, that's a good sign that this is not a good place to be in the long term. If it's bad now, it will stay that way.

Re:Ask HN: What to do if you are ridiculously burnt out? by Rapzid on Friday January 30, 2015 @10:25PM (#8975746)
This. Also, get your health sorted. Working too much and sleeping too little is terrible for stress and productivity. Causing more stress. And compounding. Try to get a solid sleep routine down and when you come back do laser focused work sessions and then call it quits after time is up.
Re:Ask HN: What to do if you are ridiculously burnt out? by chdir on Saturday January 31, 2015 @12:11AM (#8975961)
> most of the problem is your own thoughts reinforcing themselves

This has often helped me in dire situations when you need some validation on the choices you've made.