Something that has helped me recently but only because I was able to, was to only work for a few hours and just take the rest of the day off to do some chores or watch a movie or whatever, not necessarily a hobby. Spreading out my bursts of web dev stuff not only made me a bit more productive on that end but helped out a lot with my mental health. The downside is I wasn't getting paid.
I have a big kid job again so I'm trying to balance that with the web dev and also avoid burnout and it's tricky. I told my boss I only want to work 3 days a week so I hope that works out.
I feel this to the core, honestly. I was super late diagnosed and didn't realize I was even going through extreme burnout for several fucking years until I started reading a bit more on neurodivergence and especially autism. The thing I hate most about it is that I don't want to do anything at all and even hobbies feel like chores. I feel like I'm wasting what little free time I have because I end up just doom scrolling instead of playing games or reading.
Try not to beat yourself up over it. Maybe try to identify where the burnout is coming from and see what you can do about adjusting it. If it's work(probably is) then that will be tough. Personally I never took days off unless I absolutely had to but mental health days are good. If you go that route don't do chores on those days. You end up wasting your "You" time.
Something that has helped me recently but only because I was able to, was to only work for a few hours and just take the rest of the day off to do some chores or watch a movie or whatever, not necessarily a hobby. Spreading out my bursts of web dev stuff not only made me a bit more productive on that end but helped out a lot with my mental health. The downside is I wasn't getting paid.
I have a big kid job again so I'm trying to balance that with the web dev and also avoid burnout and it's tricky. I told my boss I only want to work 3 days a week so I hope that works out.
I'm struggling to make myself do things that I thought I wanted to do. It's frustrating.
I feel this to the core, honestly. I was super late diagnosed and didn't realize I was even going through extreme burnout for several fucking years until I started reading a bit more on neurodivergence and especially autism. The thing I hate most about it is that I don't want to do anything at all and even hobbies feel like chores. I feel like I'm wasting what little free time I have because I end up just doom scrolling instead of playing games or reading.
Try not to beat yourself up over it. Maybe try to identify where the burnout is coming from and see what you can do about adjusting it. If it's work(probably is) then that will be tough. Personally I never took days off unless I absolutely had to but mental health days are good. If you go that route don't do chores on those days. You end up wasting your "You" time.