Lessons Learned From Sudden Surprise Burn-Out
You have to take breaks, even if you don’t feel like you need it.
Have you ever had burn-out sneak up on you because you were having so much fun?
For the past two months I’ve been working every single day with few exceptions. I publish an article on Medium and send an atomic email every weekday and work on other side-projects on the weekend.
I thought I was doing well. I love the work and it literally feels energizing. I often find myself not wanting to stop.
Then It Happened
I woke up feeling absolutely exhausted.
No problem. I’ll push through until the weekend, actually take a break, and get right back on track.
I sat down to write and nothing would come.
My brain had gone on strike and it was going to force me to take a break whether I wanted to or not.
No problem. I still have a few articles in my emergency bank. I’ll give myself a few days and get right back on track.
Unfortunately my body and mind needed more than a few days to fully recover.
