Makers, what are you doing to prevent burnout?

I force myself to do sports every day. I think it's a good stress reliever

I market my product when I'm not creating. Marketing is really fun for me. I'm learning a lot about human psychology and consumer behavior from marketing than I can learn from a university. It's really dopamine booze when a customer signs in to my product.

Just trying to switch to some physical activities, it will help clear mind at least..

I schedule "me" time in my calendar, whether to exercise, read, draw, nap, watch a movie... take a bubble bath 🛀 . Yes' I said bubble! and don't forget some chill music. 🎶 Block off "me" time daily in your calendar. I dare you.

Try to put time aside to socialise and be with the people you love!

Take a break. As simple as that. The break could be taking a leisure stroll, reflecting on my past week (probably the most imp one, helps me where I went wrong and how I can get better), watching/reading some good content, and watch a good film/show.

i do yoga

Our team is still under a COVID lockdown meaning even when we protect free time (especially weekends) there is still the impulse to work because there really is no delineation between work and free time. We're trying to cut out all unnecessary meetings to reduce the pressure on each others time. Any frustrations with tasks are openly shared in Slack so we always have an outlet to vent. Our monthly results meeting is now an excuse for me to visit everyone in the team and give them a little pick-me-up, last time it was coffee and fresh donuts.

Window shopping! Watching pretty things or ”window traveling” on YouTube, video walking through cities I want to visit. :)

Working on my kitchen garden helps a lot. Healthy food and some time away from the screen.