How do you keep yourself from working too hard?

[An ashy lil fap hand]

It feels so great to be the the fukking zone. However, we can only work so many hours a day and there is this fantasy about being a globtrotting, grind all the time, superman type of person. In reality, sleeping normally and working effectively is way more important than being 'on' all the time. Better to do the essential stuff perfect(more or less) than to do a bunch of mediocre work. This is a thread more about curiosity and discussion. How do you know you are on the verge of burning yourself out? How to do find the moment to really turn off? If you're like me, you have to make yourself relax and be a regular human.

It's not even all digital. For me, it's been more about actually socializing and leaving the house for the little things just to get a breath of fresh air. Deadass, I've found the best way for me to have fun is to play board games with folks or find a new restaurant.

 

[MillionMills]

Vicodin

 

[BornStar]

Work hard now so you don't have to when you get older.

 

[An ashy lil fap hand]

Work hard now so you don't have to when you get older.

Yeah but surely you have to find a way to wind down

 

[BornStar]

Yeah but surely you have to find a way to wind down

I believe in balance but people "wind down" way too much. Thats why no one is successful. People live for the weekends. They cant wait until friday. Better start living for the future.

 

[Givethanks]

Working smart over working hard, hard work is over rated. Especially if you're not getting paid for what you think you're worth.

 

[An ashy lil fap hand]

Working smart over working hard, hard work is over rated. Especially if you're not getting paid for what you think you're worth.

Definitely true. Smarter, not harder was 5f first thing I ever learned on a job.

 

[Flywin Lannister]

1/3: work your ass off
1/3: re-energize: spend time doing things you love and connect with those you feel best with, this in turn gives you energy for 1
1/3: take care of your life, sleep

 

[Pressure]

I use may vacation days.
If i'm burned out I'll take personal day.

 

[DrBanneker]

I agree with @Call Me James Take a vacation day at least every two months just for no other reason to chill.

One of the best ways to stave off burn out is to keep in shape (exercise 2-3x per week) and get at least 6 (preferably 7) hours of sleep

Also, you need to realize that working smart is important as fatigue reduces your productivity. I found waking up early (5-5:30 AM) allows me to work hard in the morning, well during the day, and stop earlier since I don't feel a need to overcompensate.

 

[patscorpio]

personal days every now and then or a small getaway