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   Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 16:46:49 JST Eugen Rochko

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   Can’t sleep because I’m thinking about work, can’t work because I need sleep.

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     dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 16:48:28 JST dansup

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     @Gargron the eternal struggle

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     Oliver Gassner :mastodon: (oliverg@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 17:04:18 JST Oliver Gassner :mastodon:

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     @Gargron Get familiar with #GTD ;)

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     ⸘not at all Rich‽ (misterich@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 17:10:47 JST ⸘not at all Rich‽

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     @Gargron those are tough nights. Hugs.

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     hanstux (hanstux@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 17:12:06 JST hanstux

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     @Gargron take a walk

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     Kolmar Kafran (kafran@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 17:55:35 JST Kolmar Kafran

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     @Gargron have you tried meditating? Yesterday I was feeling so anxious, couldn’t concentrate in anything. My watch was showing my heart beating at 100 and I was just seating in front of a computer. Then I did a meditation session on the Apple’s fitness app and my heart beat fell to 60 and I started feeling better. It was impressive. It was the first time tried it.

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     Colin Devroe (cdevroe@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 17:56:46 JST Colin Devroe

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     @Gargron been there. Working on something you love can be both fun and draining. Try to rest. Your work will always be there when you wake up.

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     Thaiis Thei 𓁟 (oozenet@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 17:59:55 JST Thaiis Thei 𓁟

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     @Gargron Melatonin is your friend.

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     Paul Neave (neave@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 18:11:47 JST Paul Neave

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     @Gargron Don’t burn out! Sleep is the best way to boost your productivity.

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 18:40:56 JST Eugen Rochko

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     @copsewood I don't have an office or separate home office room 🙂

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     copsewood (copsewood@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 18:40:57 JST copsewood

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     @Gargron Don't work from home if you can work from an office. Or have an office at home, and don't work anywhere else and keep office hours, and use your office strictly for work. Work life balance needs firm time boundaries. Tea breaks used to be very important, because concentration is best with 2 hour sessions and a 20 minute break between. My career had better enforced boundaries when working from home wasn't an option and everything and everyone stopped at tea break time.

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     Findhotdeals Official (findhotdeals@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 18:51:57 JST Findhotdeals Official

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     @Gargron Let your body rest and then go back to work, so you can both have good health and focus on work. Good luck!

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     Purple_Sky (purple_sky@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 21:20:37 JST Purple_Sky

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     @Gargron Life always gives us hard choices 🤣

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     We Want EVERYTHING! 🌹 (berniewoniowa@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 21:28:50 JST We Want EVERYTHING! 🌹

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     @Gargron

     Ed Grimley on SCTV in the 70's. He cracked his bedroom door a millimeter and his dad instantly screamed "Go to bed!!" You just reminded me of that for some reason lol.

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     damorew@mastodon.social's status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 21:47:24 JST DamoreW

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     @Gargron the world doesn't actually care

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     Larry Staples (lstaples@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 21:51:45 JST Larry Staples

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     @Gargron Take care of yourself first. But I do think you’re doing meaningful work.

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     Rohit Alexander (rohitalexander@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 21:53:04 JST Rohit Alexander

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     @Gargron and repeat.

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 22:26:47 JST Eugen Rochko

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     @copsewood No time, only work

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     copsewood (copsewood@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 22:26:48 JST copsewood

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     @Gargron That sounds a pretty tough lifestyle - I don't think I'd cope with it well either. In that situation the best I can suggest is you put time in your diary to get out the home, to exercise, socialise, experience art/music or just chill outdoors or at a book library, keep to it and make sure all notifications and devices are off when you're chilling, resting or winding down listening to some music or reading a novel getting ready to sleep.

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 22:34:43 JST Eugen Rochko

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     @copsewood It's been that way for the last 6 months or so

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     copsewood (copsewood@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 22:34:44 JST copsewood

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     @Gargron That's just not sustainable for more than a few months. I've done 1 or 2 death march programming projects in the distant past. My son also burned out trying to do too much teaching and research, and has had to take some years out to get his health back.

     We're human beings, not human doings. 50 hours quality work in a week is more productive longer term than never switching off and doing other things, because you'll do more limited sessions in a better state of mind. Just say no.

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     Jeremy (jeremie01@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 22:54:41 JST Jeremy

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     @Gargron try to do one bro

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     Rob (orangewolf@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 23:33:47 JST Rob

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     @Gargron #burnout is a serious problem and one that gets worse over time pretty quickly. Fortunalty there are lots of things that can help. I’m not offering my prevention and recovery class right now, but if you want an experienced sympathetic ear or someone to help you build an issue board and iterative recovery plan then hit me up. I’d be happy to do a free consult as a very small thank you for the benifits your work is bringing to us all.

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     Steffen Christensen (wikisteff@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 23:43:15 JST Steffen Christensen

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     @Gargron It me.

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     vruz (vruz@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 12-May-2023 00:40:14 JST vruz

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     @Gargron Holidays is the answer. and if you can't take holidays, the answer is create the conditions so that you can take holydays.

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     Lisa (qwfqwer1tf@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 12-May-2023 02:44:37 JST Lisa

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     @Gargron Hello, nice to meet you

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     CSG (classicstickguy@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 12-May-2023 03:06:15 JST CSG

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     @Gargron quit your job

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     jjrh@mastodon.social's status on Monday, 15-May-2023 02:07:37 JST jjrh

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     @Gargron if you're thinking about work you're doing work. :)