Makers, what are you doing to prevent burnout?

Honestly, It’s is a struggle. Short bursts of exercise in the middle of the day are my go to. I come back to the desk with more focus and feel less stressed.

Micro holidays, proper food and sleep. I make sure to have a proper 7-8 hr sleep every night and wake up late if I worked longer/harder the night before. Some kind of work is more demanding. Followed by a good breakfast. Then if I felt like my energy levels are dropping during the day, I take a break, watch something on TV. Basically change the complete context of what I usually do. Then monthly/ quarterly reset and review. I've just started with this, to be improved.

Because we are still on lockdown, my "rest" list is significantly reduced. Here are some things you can do while stuck at home: - play virtual games with friends & family (wealth of free resources online. I usually organize these activities, jump into a call, and play) - meditate (I try to do this once a day) - schedule shut down hours. Last year I worked while having lunch, I work on my startup after my day job, and I work on weekends. I got burnt out and shut down for a few months. Now, strictly gadgets off by 10:30 - 11:00 PM. It's still a struggle, but getting there

At work: Checking in with teammates every day to make sure we're all working within our capacity and feeling good about what we do. We've also scheduled 1:1 check-ins for non-work related conversations with CXOs/ team leads, to make sure we have safe spaces to vent and ask for help. On a personal front: prioritising work so I don't commit to more than 35 hours a week; making time for personal projects, scheduling therapy sessions (prevention is always better than cure!), and checking in with myself regularly to spot burnout symptoms before they worsen. Shameless plug — We've also built a free burnout test to help others check in with themselves regularly: https://getpause.com/free-burnou...

watching YouTube videos from my favorite content creators

Go at my own pace, try to make sure I take one full day away from computer. Having a dog who like to play and go for walks helps to re,mid ,e to break often.

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Simply not workout ;)

Daily Tai Chi. Provides physical, mental and spiritual support. I record everything, mostly in Evernote. Having tons of contextual notes on my thinking and origin of ideas removes the stress of trying to remember things - tip from the Getting Things Done philosophy.

I read books a lot to prevent it. It helps a lot and also diverts your thoughts into a different direction.