For those who have recovered from burn out - what did you do to get through it? How long did it take you?

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I was absolutely miserable and burnt to an absolute crisp at my last agency, but was too scared to jump ship. I was blessed with being laid off, took 7 months off and it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

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Yeah I was hired in-house at 50k more than my last position. 2.5 years in and I’ve never been happier.

Haven't recovered, still in afterburn... Mad Max type thing. I think it's the new normal.

You stop and the world keeps spinning, "catching up" is just more late nights, social life on autopilot and constantly disassociating.

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I’ve been lucky enough, or maybe tolerant enough to begin burning right before my vacation. I try to reserve a good two week block each year to completely disconnect, and it helps a ton.

Usually even working on my own design stuff on weekends feels like a good cooldown.

Do you find yourself burning out often, or slowly over a period of time?

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