What’s your “digital burnout” moment that made you rethink your habits?
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I recently hit a weird kind of burnout not from overworking, but from being constantly online.
Between coding, Slack, Twitter, YouTube, and checking analytics, my brain never really rests.
Even when I take a break, I open another app.
I started experimenting with offline time cooking, sketching, journaling and noticed how hard it is to disconnect, even for a few hours.
Have you ever reached a point where digital overload pushed you to change your habits?
What actually worked for you in recovering from it?
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Haha, I relate too hard to this 😂 I used to read novels for the plot, and now I read marketing playbooks for the conversion funnel. The other day, my husband asked what’s for dinner, and I said, “I’m A/B testing between steak and pasta to see which drives higher satisfaction.” Couldn't help jargon, Lol
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@nosheen_kanwal 🤣 🤣 made my day I swear
@alexcloudstar Oh yeah 🤣
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It usually hit my health in some way, and then I started solving it... which is sad.
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@busmark_w_nika Yea.. preventing is better than solving.. :/
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@alexcloudstar Solving is my current state, unfortunately. 🙈
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I hit my burnout when I realized I’d reach for my phone first thing in the morning, like a reflex.
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@sanskarix Man, same here. That automatic phone grab first thing in the morning hits different once you realize it’s pure reflex. I’ve been trying to swap it with journaling or stretching lately.
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@alexcloudstar Awesome, the stretching point reminded me of my old days when I used to run a mile every day. Thanks! I'll start it again asap
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There are many distractions during work, especially when working remotely. They can range from YouTube to various other tasks. I try not to do anything during my breaks; I just make myself some tea and spend that time thinking about myself or the situation at work. I feel much better this way than if I were doing something else during the break
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@ixord That’s a really healthy approach. Doing nothing during breaks sounds simple, but it’s actually hard to pull off. Just letting the mind breathe for a bit helps more than we think.
This is a really good question. I think I've been steadily reaching that point for a while now. I would like to be more intentional in the way I use technology, specifically social media. It has been a learning curve. I started taking evening walks and reading paperbacks again. I would like to journal more by hand and learn how to listen to my body when it tells me to rest. I want rest to stop feeling like work because I enjoy life more when I take the time to treat myself well.
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@stabilise It’s so true that even resting can start to feel like another task to optimize.
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Mine was realizing I was checking Slack while on a call with a customer. That's when it hit me, that I wasn't even present in the one place I should be. 😂 The weird part? I wasn't even expecting urgent messages. It was pure reflex. My brain had trained itself to need constant micro-inputs.