Outline what you do at work and see what can be offloaded, dropped, given to someone else.
Make some if-thens. (Google up implementation Intentions)
Return to personal hobbies. Oddly enough, I actually have to carve time out.
Find ways to spend more time outside of your work environment. Bonus if you can take your work with you. Going on a walk while catching up on a work recording, or going to the park and cleaning out your emails, or have a meeting in a coffee shop.
This one is the biggest for me: I find myself frequently scrolling through news/social media. This habit of seeking instant distraction can be more mentally draining than recharging. Replacing this behavior with a healthier hobby would be more beneficial for my overall well-being.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Only answer is: Take it easier. Burnout is no joke. If you're already burnt out, you might need months or more to relax enough to get some passion back.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Hm. I have one vacation day left after being sick. Won't get more until next week. Work 10 hour days 4 days a week and the too exhausted to relax most of the remaining 3.

What if... Hear me out... What if I were to be, idk, run over by a bus and hospitalized for a month? /s

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Take it easier.

How?

you might need months or more to relax enough to get some passion back

You paying my bills?

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I understand the difficulty, but let's put it this way. If you truly are moving towards burnout, either you'll figure out a way to take it easier or eventually your own brain will make you.

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I had to learn the hard way that I needed to enforce boundaries like a strict bedtime and one day a week where I do absolutely nothing productive (even socialize) or my body/brain would enforce those boundaries at a time of their choosing instead of mine. I'd rather do nothing on Sundays with little consequence than have a mental breakdown on a Tuesday that lasts days and suffer bigger consequences.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago

He isn’t dismissing how difficult your situation is. He is just saying the only solution to burnout is to stop doing the thing that is burning you out, i.e. take it easier. Whether or not that is within your power is a different story.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It starts with working within the contract. If it says you have with hours until 17h, stop at 17h. Whatever happens at work after that is not your problem. Most people don't have shares so it doesn't matter personally. Overtime earns some cash but in my case has a lot of tax, and costs you more in mental health in the long term.

But that's me.