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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.
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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.