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Ask HN: How do you re-energize after getting burnt out?

3 pointsby kevandoalmost 9 years ago
Whether it's burn out from a shitty sprint, or after years working at a company - I'd love to hear ways this community likes to find motivation and inspiration again.

2 comments

Mendenhallalmost 9 years ago
For me personally as someone who does design and illustration type work I go back to the things I fell in love with as a kid that got me into being creative. I look through old comic books&#x2F;books old instruction manuals from tape and floppy video games, cartoons I have not looked at in a long time etc. I find it rekindles that old sort of excitement and newness of everything and reminds me I can try or do whatever I want.<p>I also go out into nature and disconnect from everything for awhile. I will walk through nature and constantly find things I have never seen before and draw inspiration from it. I find that really brings me back to the basics and allows me to clear my head.
IntoBotalmost 9 years ago
Disconnect from everything that drained your energy. Stop thinking&#x2F;over-thinking about it. Take sometime to do what you like &amp; Chill for a while! This always helps me to come up with better decision or solutions because when I focus too much on pursuing sth or achieving sth, I get burnt out and no positive results, just putting so much energy which goes to ----&gt; waste! (I&#x27;m better at saying it than doing it :D but most of the time that I remember this, it helps!)