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Take a holiday. Get a dog. Work less. Exercise more.
Alternatively - Find friend's/neighbor's dogs that you can walk / help take care of.
I had a vitamin D deficiency which robbed my energy for several years. Since I started taking 1,000 IU Vitamin D every day, I have had much more energy and my "bad" days almost disappeared. This changed my life. I will take Vitamin D supplements for the rest of my life. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004U3Y8OM This is an easy thing to try. You can pick up "Nature Made Vitamin D3 1000 IU" at Walgreens tonight.
Anyone else tried vitamin D supplements? I've heard of people taking vitamin D when they're not getting enough natural light (basements, winter months, etc)
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Anyone else tried vitamin D supplements? I've heard of people taking vitamin D when they're not getting enough natural light (basements, winter months, etc)
I take 6000IU per day. The combination of living in the midwest and working indoors all the time is detrimental, and so vitamin D has become an important part of my supplementation regimen.
Here is my list for treating burn out: 1. Cortisol and adrenaline are your new arch-enemies. Burn out is caused by loss of control at work and other factors that skyrocket your cortisol and adrenaline and keep them high all day long. You must reduce your cortisol throughout the day or you will keep feeling burned out. To end burn out you must replenish your hormones with deeply restful sleep and eliminate the loss of…
Diet Coke has, like, 30 mg of caffeine, half of what a cup of black tea has. If you are worried about the stress levels, take L-Theanine supplements instead (same active ingredient as tea). While reducing your overall levels of caffeine consumption is probably good, the important thing is to keep your levels consistent.
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Anyone else tried vitamin D supplements? I've heard of people taking vitamin D when they're not getting enough natural light (basements, winter months, etc)
I take 6000IU per day. The combination of living in the midwest and working indoors all the time is detrimental, and so vitamin D has become an important part of my supplementation regimen.
I second the exercise recommendation. I started going to bed an hour earlier so I could get up and jog before work each morning. A half-hour jog at whatever pace you can take will do wonders for your stress levels and overall mental health. As a father, getting the family to accommodate me going to bed earlier was difficult, but we were adjusted within a few weeks. Secondly, you absolutely have to get your life back…
Also I'd check your sleep times and quality. When I had kids waking me up all night long, I also had extreme difficulty starting and focusing on coding during the day.
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I take 6000IU per day. The combination of living in the midwest and working indoors all the time is detrimental, and so vitamin D has become an important part of my supplementation regimen.
You know better than me, but are you sure that's a healthy dose? The recommended daily intake is a magnitude less, and vitamin D is fat soluble, meaning you can overdose on it.
As a psychologist/cognitive scientist, I personally advise 1. Exercise 2. Meditation in the morning (it works!) 3. Stay healthy! It affects your mood a lot (especially having a regular sleep schedule) 4. At least for now, reevaluate your long-term goals and how to achieve them 5. Don't work for such a long time period (especially if its not engaging).
As someone who shares a similar situation as OP, I know these things will help, but in real life, feel they are a little simplistic. Exercise often gets sidelined because I work late, have some other activity, or am sick. Staying healthy is a great idea too, but I've had colds on and off since November. An infant and two potty training kids mean a regular sleep schedule is difficult. Yes it affects my mood, but unles…
My kids have also been sick since Oct and believe it or not I've managed to avoid it so far. While I might be mostly immune (having had these particular bugs in the past), I also credit militant hand washing. My hands are a dried out mess but I think it makes a substantial difference.
Anyway, good luck.
I second the exercise recommendation. I started going to bed an hour earlier so I could get up and jog before work each morning. A half-hour jog at whatever pace you can take will do wonders for your stress levels and overall mental health. As a father, getting the family to accommodate me going to bed earlier was difficult, but we were adjusted within a few weeks. Secondly, you absolutely have to get your life back…
You also may want to separate your work and your private life. On your free time I think you should simply do nothing for a while. No HN/no music/no computers, hang out with friends, or simply sit and reflect.
Lastly, if you think you're irrevocably broken, you're not. You're just tired, overworked and taken advantage of. Think, could it be any worse than working 60 hours per week and getting only 5 hours of work done.
When a CPU overheats, you let it cool down. When you can't solve a technical problem you're facing, you take a walk, do something else and then return. Work does not have to define who you are nor your level of success. Push out all your haunting dreams and plans for a while and just live. No purpose, no work outside of your job. Try to keep commitments to a minimum. With rest you'll be better. It's just like a physical illness, if you're sick, you need to rest to recover.
Best of luck, if you're in need of a distraction I would recommend the book: Reasons to stay alive.