Stuff I do when I am burned out

(written by lawrence krubner, however indented passages are often quotes). You can contact lawrence at: lawrence@krubner.com, or follow me on Twitter.

I’ve noticed these are the things I do when I am depressed and burned out:

1.) read newspapers

2.) watch television

3.) watch movies on/from Netflix

4.) read weblogs

5.) read novels or history books

6.) sleep

If I am very depressed and burned out:

7.) post comments on websites, in response to things I’ve read

When I had my own business, 2002-2008, I was so excited about my work that I rarely did any of the above. I recall, at one point, I went 6 months without watching television, and then I only watched television because I had started dating a girl who wanted to watch television.

These last few years, much of the work I’ve had has been very stressful, so I’ve been doing a lot more of these 6 things. But, with the possible exception of #5, I wish I was doing less of these things.

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