@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social
2026-07-03 09:23 UTC
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@coppercauldronart@sunny.garden 2026-07-03 10:20
@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social this is not advice for better productivity, but I recommend Devon Price‘s work to everyone. Especially the books Laziness does not exist and Unlearning shame. Here‘s Devon‘s burnout essay that I keep coming back to over and over: https://drdevonprice.substack.com/p/you-might-not-recover-from-burnout
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@AutisticDoctorStruggles@mas.to 2026-07-03 09:34
@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social first of all, given the burnout context I really relate to the feeling guilty about not doing stuff that is usually my interest or fun. I personally try not to judge myself for it. I think it is not a super healthy mindset to try and maximize my time like this, even if I would benefit from it. Coming out of burnout is very hard, sometines all you can do is blob about and the guilt is not benefiting anyone, least you. I don't have super good strategies to get myself going. It is usually the absolute hardest part. Sometimes I get some second hand executive function from my partner, or I try to basically brute force myself mentally, which obviously doesn't always work or is even an option.
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@RaffKarva@sunny.garden 2026-07-03 09:40
@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social I asked that same questions a few months ago; you might find the replies I got helpful: https://sunny.garden/@RaffKarva/116036714943365423
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@mothling@mementomori.social 2026-07-03 09:44
@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social following this because similar situation here and I'd love to see the advice.
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@nuhn@mastodon.art 2026-07-03 10:04
@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social what has been crucial for me is to figure out when it is exhaustion and when it is adhd procrastination. I thought I had to just find strategies to overcome everything. But! I've found that most times, it's because my burnout is so bad and i actually need rest. That pushing through at that moment will do more damage. And then try to be ok with that and do something nice instead. The right strategies at the right time.
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@venetiana@mastodon.art 2026-07-03 10:41
@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social - it sometimes works really well for me when someone i respect a lot sternly checks in if the thing has been done yet. - also, positive reinforcement (i get to have ice cream with my friend if i get the thing done). - also: paralleling the task with something i need to do anyway (i.e. the washing machine is going to beep in 3 minutes, let's see how far i can unload the dishwasher while waiting). - or getting it done while partner is doing another task (paralleling/competition). 🌼
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@radicalabacus@hachyderm.io 2026-07-03 10:41
@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social some tricks I use for specific issues below: Remembering to do things: a calendar app is good for this. I use Taskwarrior mostly for things at planned future times and for recurring tasks. Getting started: I have a daily diary page in my notes app (I use vimwiki; others like Org Mode, Logseq etc might be better if you're not already a Vim user; some might prefer pen and paper). To start something, I write a description of what I need to do, spelling it out and collecting notes of details I'll need. By the time I start doing this, I find I can usually start executing the task. Taking a lot of notes on the diary page is also good for task switching and interruptions because I can just scroll around the page to get my context back. Sometimes I'll copy/summarize things from previous days about a task I'm returning to so I have it on today's page. I summarize/write up diary page notes into wiki pages organized by subject when I know I'll want to refer back, but getting stuff down on the diary page is enough to know I can search for it so I don't have to figure out what goes where up front and can do that as a sort of idle task when it's more relaxing to do it later. Checklists: my daily diary page has a template with a daily checklist which includes all the various inboxes (email, chat, merge requests, etc) I need to check for updates. Having the checklist helps me get the day started. I also have checklists for other things (e.g. leaving for a trip, vehicle maintenance checks, ...). Anxiety-inducing tasks: I give myself some slack by recognizing it's making me anxious and deciding for this task, I only write the plan and set a reminder to come back to it. Knowing I'm not doing the scary part now allows me to plan, gather all necessary info. Having that in front of me with no effort/side-tracking will allow me to execute without losing momentum next time. I hope some of this helps :)
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@bx@tiny.tilde.website 2026-07-03 11:36
@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social gur main thing that's worked for me is to do gur tasks in a dedicated space, usually in gur library, i find being at home for me makes gur distractions worse, being in a "work" space lowers gur barriers to starting gur task somehow too also ive noticed that since doing this, it feels a bit less stressful with that stuff at home, if i expected to try and do work in any place it basically never left my thoughts and i never got a break, now home feels more relaxed
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@phil@fed.bajsicki.com 2026-07-03 13:48
@jtheseamstress@hcommons.social Journaling. Speed. Lots of rest. Offloading as much as possible on family/ friends (if they're amicable). It helps to take time off, if you're working, to just reset. Burnout takes a long time to get out of, I think it's very important that you "give yourself permission" (whatever that means to you) to just not do anything. It's okay to let things rot, if that means the burns in your brain get to heal. Probably not the best way to phrase it, but I hope it gets the idea across.