Ask HN: How do you keep from getting burnt out?

  • Get sleep. Get exercise. Eat well. Only drink alcohol on weekends and never during major development stretches.

  • Maybe a vacation or sabbatical?

    Or if you have spare time and some other type of work piques your interest work some on a different project. I've worked in groups where when it's a down cycle, it's really really down... like boring me to tears down. So I started trying to learn stuff that I never deal with at work, even when it is busy. When I would go back to the regular gig it was nice to look at the same code with a "new set of glasses".

  • I've had the same issue. It's pretty simple and you identified it. You're working too much. Cut back on hours and eventually your body will refresh and you'll feel energized again.