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Oh, hey, what a surprising reply! This post is from May 16, 2025. How did you stumble across it? Did you arrive here from the post on my blog? 👀
Thanks for the advice, and for sharing your experience! Always nice to hear one isn't alone.
At this point in my life, I was pretty much burning out, but I didn't acknowledge it yet. It didn't feel right to claim that. I had paradoxical feelings about it: "I'm not doing much because I'm burned out. But how can I be burned out if I'm not doing much?" I also kept thinking about how I really needed a break, but how I also really needed to get this done as soon as possible. I was aware of diminishing returns wrt productivity, but I lost all imagination about what else to do except work.
Well, anyway, I'm glad it's over, and for the experience.
Yeah, I looked at your profile from your QA-Assets PR, wondering whether you were the same person, glanced at your blog from there.
"I'm not doing much because I'm burned out. But how can I be burned out if I'm not doing much?"
Yeah, it’s a vicious cycle. I had been feeling a bit like this earlier this year again, but now I’ve put a small vacation on my calendar.
I’ve often felt the same. There is always more to do, and it often feels like we don’t get done enough.
Go home after ~eight hours anyway! At least in my experience, when I spend more time in the chair, I just get distracted more often, become exhausted, and my productivity per time adjusts to roughly the same or even lower output. Your mind will continue to work on your open problems in the background anyway, and some rest will help you be more productive the next day.