Published on 12, July, 2020
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.
I can relate. My technique is when I’m exhausted to, if I’m not actually needing immediate sleep, focus on simple rather than the complex / mind bending special interests, eg today I put down my book on Heisenberg which required the mental energy to follow quantum physics and instead did a light re arrange of part of my library (I love books, collect, read, arrange)
Alice-nice-Alice said:My technique is when I’m exhausted to, if I’m not actually needing immediate sleep, focus on simple rather than the complex / mind bending special interests
I do this too. I do a lot of crafting and I always have an easy project in progress that I can pick up when something challenging would be too much