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Re: Ask HN: Feels like my brain doesn't want to work anymore

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Post by thenomad » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 10:26 AM UTC

askafriend wrote: post #20

thenomad wrote: post #6

Just in case the occasional anti-games mentality rears its ugly head around here: whilst there are lots of good suggestions coming up, games are certainly a pretty solid way to relax too. In the last couple of months I've been recovering from mild-to-moderate burnout symptoms myself, and a lot of how I've been doing that is playing The Witcher 3. It works. (It probably helps if the game you're playing is one of the m…

Just don't play League of Legends. It's a game to play only if you want to get extremely stressed out and angry at everything in life :)

Heh, yeah, I keep considering getting into LoL or DOTA then remembering why I don't.

It's a pity. They look like fantastic, deep games. But there's the whole "other people" problem...

Re: Ask HN: Feels like my brain doesn't want to work anymore

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Post by tmaly » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 1:32 PM UTC

Yaa101 wrote: post #8

imd23 wrote: post #4

I Will tell you something I wish my psychology would had told me: go some weeks to the coolest hostel you can. Don't go with your laptop, go just to have fun, meet people, to enjoy your present, that you are fucking alive. In fact if the hostel is good, you will be able to make at least 20 new "friends" almost fucking instantly. You will hear so many different life stories and you will tell yours. This year I went to…

I can advise the same, but without all the fuck words... ;-)

I would say the same thing. Do something not related to tech on your time off. Go hiking or explore a new city.

Re: Ask HN: Feels like my brain doesn't want to work anymore

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Post by brianwawok » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 4:09 PM UTC

thenomad wrote: post #18

brianwawok wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gaming is a great way to blow off some steam! For me personally the trick is to console game. I must prefer PC games, I prefer mice, I prefer RTS.. but I spend WAY too long on my computer. I physically cannot do it to "relax". So its off to the living room and play the PS4.

I strongly recommend acquiring a Steam Link and Steam Controller, in that case. I have them, and they're incredibly useful to play PC games - yes, even RTSes and other mouse-heavy games - in a console way.

That is a good idea. I have a lot of games to play through on the PS4, but may consider that down the road. Anything to get me out of my desk!

Re: Ask HN: Feels like my brain doesn't want to work anymore

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Post by greeneyedpea81 » Fri, Feb 12, 2016, 5:33 PM UTC

I am currently in the same position you are in except with school. I love learning but I am burned out from reading chapters on top of chapters and writing "novels". My brain is definitely on strike and the quality of work I am producing is not the best. Not to mention, I am averging about 3 to 4 hours of sleep a night.

I decided to take a break for a few months after this last class I am in. I did not want to, however at this point it is very necessary. I can't wait to just do nothing for a day or two.

I hope you find balance and are able to find some time to step away from everything to reset.