As many of you may be aware I have been working full time and studying full time this whole semester, all while trying to get my blog off the ground. Let me tell you it was fun at first but after a few months it got extremely annoying and hectic. I’m proud of the fact that on top of those three things I’m still able to have a girlfriend, social life, and stay in shape but it definitely began taking a toll on me.
Don’t get me wrong I take my studies very seriously but the courses I had to take this semester were very dry in terms of content. Last semester I had courses in finance and entrepreneurship that taught me concepts I actually looked forward to learning and saw value in.
The mixture of a dry semester, snow for 4 months straight, lack of sleep, and trying to fill every conceivable minute of my schedule has almost brought me to burnout. So yes productivity can definitely lead to burnout. With that being said have no fear because Friday I will return with a post on how I have been able to stay productive and just barely (and I stress barely) avoid burning out.
Don’t worry I will have my real article of the day up later this afternoon but I just wanted to post this because I’m officially pulling my last all nighter of the semester and then it’s pretty much summer time (well except for the April snow on the ground and 2 exams on April 22nd).
I was just really hoping that some of the great readers of Studenomics could share stories about productivity or ways to prevent burnout or even secrets for surviving a boring semester?
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I don’t know that productivity has lead to you feeling burnout as much as it is just the pure busyness of your life right now. Even if you fill every moment of the day with something you enjoy, you’re still going to burnout, because it’s just too much.
We all have a capacity. We all have limits. We all have only 24 hours in a day and if you try to fill all those hours with something, you will end up feeling like nothing.
I know you took a vacation recently which is good, but build in those down times on a regular basis. Even beyond that, you may have to take something off the plate if it’s too much.
I love what I do as a speaker but I can’t speak at events 365 days a year. That’s not healthy. I have to say no to some invites so I can say yes to myself and my family.
Just my 2 cents!
You need to schedule some fun into your day.
at least a Half hour every day to do what ever you want to do.
-Nate
I used to schedule spontaneity into my calendar when I went to school full-time, worked 40 hours/week, was an officer of an academic society, and had a girlfriend.
People laughed, but I never once felt burnt out.
I think it’s important to take a break. Especially when it comes to doing the same or similar thing over and over again. If you have a ‘day off’ from blogging – stay completely away. If you have a day off from homework – stay completely away. You’ll find yourself refreshed when you get back.