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Energy for special interests

Wombles
over 1 year ago

Does anyone get to the end of the working day and find you just have nothing left in the tank and no motivation for your special interests? Over the past few months, I have found that when i try to do my special interests, they just give me no pleasure. I was in in online flight simulation with a community group on discord, but I have found that when i tried to fly, I would just make a hash of things, get frustrated and give up.  I have now removed myself from the community as I don't see the point of trying any more.  No one appears to have noticed that I left the community (or at least no one has asked where I have gone) so I guess I haven't been missed!

I was burned out last year and I am really concerned that I am going the same way again.  Equally, I don't know if I am just losing interest in my special interest.  Either way, it makes me feel bad that I can't spend the time to do my special interests properly.  Work is exhausting me, but I am trying to take the time to go and do some exercise when I have finished, which helps with my mood - but still doesn't give me the energy to give my special interests the time they need.

I would be interested in hearing if anyone has had any similar experiences.

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  • over 1 year ago
    Wombles said:
    Does anyone get to the end of the working day and find you just have nothing left in the tank and no motivation for your special interests?

    You are well down that burnout path by the soud s of it.

    My recommendation would be to find something that lets you recharge and do that in the evenings for a while instead.

    Also look at what is driving the burnout and see what you can do to dial it back.

    I had this experience when an employer pushed me from a position of techie to manager of 26 other techies without training or support - life spiralled pretty fast from that point to where I burned out and quit.

    It sounds like you are getting close to the end zone here so i would suggest the above to buy you a little time while you deal with the source.

    Is there anything we can do to help with the work side? What is it there that is consuming so much energy?

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  • over 1 year ago
    Wombles said:
    Does anyone get to the end of the working day and find you just have nothing left in the tank and no motivation for your special interests?

    You are well down that burnout path by the soud s of it.

    My recommendation would be to find something that lets you recharge and do that in the evenings for a while instead.

    Also look at what is driving the burnout and see what you can do to dial it back.

    I had this experience when an employer pushed me from a position of techie to manager of 26 other techies without training or support - life spiralled pretty fast from that point to where I burned out and quit.

    It sounds like you are getting close to the end zone here so i would suggest the above to buy you a little time while you deal with the source.

    Is there anything we can do to help with the work side? What is it there that is consuming so much energy?

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