Sometimes slowing down is really just moving faster.
I've been working for as long as I remember. It all really started after I completed by engineering in 2016. All I remember is that i’ve been between either jobs, content creation or some sort of preparation.
2016 - 2019
College + Internship + full time job to support family
Full time (Night shift) + MBA Preparation (17-19)
2019 - 2021
MBA (legal issues) typical stressful times - working 18 Hours / day
MBA + Co-founder + Internship + Full time job
2021 - 2023
Full time jobs + content + Long travel + Injury
Family Health emergencies
Really haven’t taken many breaks over my time. Effects I’m seeing now?
Constant mental slumps
Less capacity to do deep thinking
Can’t really pull off much when off-schedule
Lower Productivity levels
When does it hit you? When you expect the least.
What can cause this? literally anything.
Injury
Market moving faster than you
Medical Emergencies, pretty much anything
How do you deal with it?
I’ll keep you posted. For now, i’m going to take a week long break to fix this. But before that, I’ll put together a plan to follow after I get back. Really wanted to document this to reflect back. And, to remind you, breaks are important.
Sometimes slowing down is really just moving faster.
Until next time.

3. signs of a burnout