Makers, what are you doing to prevent burnout?
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Evgeny Medvednikov@medik
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Simply not workout ;)
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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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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.
Leave enough time for leisure... read books, take part in weird master classes, do some sport ๐ช
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@nastia_iskovych hehe, and which master classes would you recommend?
Hiking or any other physical activity that gets me away from a screen and internet connection.
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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
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.
I schedule "me" time in my calendar, whether to exercise, read, draw, nap, watch a movie... take a bubble bath ๐ . Yes' I said bubble! and don't forget some chill music. ๐ถ
Block off "me" time daily in your calendar. I dare you.
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I usually watch horror real life stories from Nexpo, Lemino & barely sociable on YouTube.
Take bike rides.
Talk on the phone for a few hours with my girlfriend.
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.
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Sports - a 45 min routine every morning that is having a different type of sport every day: weight training, cycling, calisthenics, movement training, swimming and weekends bouldering. Having something different every day makes it very enjoyable!
I'm not maker, but marketer & I use gym to prevent burnout. :)
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I rely on mindfulness practice to bounce back as soon as the grind starts hitting me.
In my quest with #mindfulness, I rely on an app that has Ad-free soothing meditation music that plays in the background as I concentrate on my breathing in peace to calm down.
You can try the app here - https://rgmdt.onelink.me/ghSM/8b...
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I am a maker at heart and I am happiest when I am creating something of value to my audience, professionals in tech. Doing that prevents burnout.
I personally think burnout happens when you're being busy or overwhelmed without a direction.
Only music can save us!
How do I recognise burnout?Recovery instead of burnout, Preventing burnout through switching off, Preventing burnout with mastery experiences, Preventing burnout through relaxation, Preventing burnout through self-determination, Preventing burnout in daily life, Burnout prevention with HelloBetter and many more.
This is such an important question. For so long my tactic was to exercise to clear my mind, but this made me tired physically to add to the mental stress! ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ
The best thing I've found is to be quite strict and have one day off per week. This means being away from my laptop and emails as much as I can be. I get in touch with friends and have a day totally away from things - this helps massively and I feel so refreshed when I come back to work. ๐ง
I just launched Switch (check out my profile if you want to support it today!) and this tactic was so crucial leading up to launch and helped me to generally be more relaxed today!
Let me know if you have any questions about Switch!
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I used to game a lot. My friends and I now dedicate at least 1-2hrs a weekend (when we can) to play a game with each other.
It's a great destresser to have fun with friends and let your mind not be overtaken by everything else going on.
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@gabe__perez I used to do that before. I played HoN with my friends, its a MOBA, and everytime in while we are waiting in queue to get a game (which can take sometimes 10-20 min), I am getting very nice inspirations and motivation to finish the tasks I was delaying for a while.
Not sure why, but that was almost the only game I played for last 10 years. And It put me in the battle mode.
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@gabe__perez +1
Also, if you're having a bad week try not to play any games with troublesome communities.
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@stefan_smiljkovic I feel you! I actually did spare work during load times as well. Glad to hear you were able to bond with friends. Hopefully the MOBA wasn't too rage quitty
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@gabe__perez Warzone has gotten me through this pandemic. It has allowed me to have a social outlet when there were none.
@gabe__perez I do the same thing, 30min to an hour playing "mini motorways" is a great destresser and it's a game that is simple while still being challenging so it's the right amount of thinking after working hard on the startup.