Burnout & The Solution
I don't know how to start this post and I actually don't really care right now because my mental fuel is empty.
Today I will not post a SteemSchool episode, a meme, a witness update or any of that. Today is a post that reflects how I am currently feeling.
You guys know that I always say to piss on your feelings and that works 100% till those emotions start to seriously affect your body in a way that even small tasks become 5x harder to do.
I am tired of all the shit that I do on a daily basis, I am tired of my success habits, I am tired of hearing all this "balance is key" bullshit, I am tired of posting every fucking day, I am tired of not progressing in the gym, I am tired of almost everything that I do.
Drugs like alcohol, weed and excessive video gaming become more and more attractive to me.
Isaac Newton's "Law of Inertia" states that an object continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
The "Unbalanced" force for me is the boredom from doing the same shit every damn day here on Steemit, DTube, DMania etc.
I have already reduced my posts from 2 posts per day to 1 post per day but it still feels like shit. I know what I signed up for (I am tired of writing this crap here right now by the way) but it still annoys me hardcore.
Sacrifice, disappointment & failure are normal when you work towards something that is hard to get. Everyone that is saying that this shit is easy is a damn liar that is just scared to appear "weak" to his audience.
Not walking the normal path of 9-5 takes courage too as uncertainty is a constant follower.
I am thinking of outsourcing some of my daily tasks to other people, this will help me to regenerate and focus on other things for a while like for example improving the SteemSchool Discord server or SteemSchool.net because I will have more time to do that & it ain't Steemit stuff (meaning I currently like doing that).
That is the solution to deal with burnout but it costs money, however, I am willing to pay that price to get back in top Steemit shape.
Now I just need to find people that can help me & I already know where I have to start looking. Have a nice day.
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Well, even though i shouldn't, i feel partially responsible for this... me, booster, and the rest of the people that normally support you are way to busy, without any time to help you on your downfalls, one thing that i learned in college is that getting friends that support you when you are starting to go down it's very important!
Regarding the gym, we already discussed that, one thing that i should have told you is this: " remember, you are natural, you can't always make progress!"
And you are down also because your Voting worth is down too... going from dolphin to minnow is hard dude... but remember, keep struggling and you will reach there eventually! Without any delegations, without anything, just by your own willpower, this world is ours to take, would you rather be a alpha and conquer it or be a beta and be dominated by it? I know your answer already... alpha all the way Philapha (Philip + alpha) !
Thanks bro
As a bodybuilder (in the past) I became well aware that the LARGEST gains we reap from working out occur on the OFF/REST days...
Comment of the week.
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It sounds like you need a vacation! We have all been here, ya life seems like it is going no where and we feel like we are just in a constant loop everyday. Take a step back and do something you wouldn't normally do. Do something you wouldn't normally do every day for 7 days!
I think changing up your routine can make all the difference. If you feel you aren't making progress in the gym, go try different fitness activities that you have never tried before. If you don't feel like blogging, take a break and destress! :)
Walls like this seem impossible to get over at the time but I promise they are not. Take any of these suggestions or none of them, I just hope that this feeling goes away and that passion comes back! :)
Thank you for the great comment Anne. I will think about what you wrote and find some ways to switch my routine up.
Guess it is really time for a Thai massage, some basketball and waaaay more time outside.
It sounds to me like you like to live to work and not work to live. Which I think is totally wrong, personally, but you're probably so much more successful than me at certain things that it makes perfect sense to you in your position. Each to their own, eh? But you do only have the one life. To a degree you get out of life what you put in and other motivation-speak cliches of course, but there are perfectly worthwhile things to see and do in this world that needn't require you busting your gut, so to speak. Ultimately, it's all down to what you value the most and we are all different.
Whilst I love the concept of steemit, I don't think I could keep up your posting record even if I merely resorted to taking photos of the mundane things I see all around me on far too many occasions and made posts of them. Simply commenting is a ballache half the time, too (we've discussed this in the past). But I want my financial investment to grow so I know I have to do something every single day I have an account on this site.
And that's where curation comes in. But it's hard to curate-for-profit without latching on to those who take advantage of the bots that plague steemit. And I read your post on that subject (just couldn't really post as I've started targeting people who pay for upvotes as an easy source of profitable curation). And I feel dirty. But I do it all the same.
Ultimately, only you can decide what you really must be doing. If it's really too much though, if your health / sanity begins to suffer too much, then you really should take a break. You don't want the quality of your prolific posting to deteriorate. You have your high standards to maintain.
You're hardly a machine. Lest we forget.
So, you will need a break at some point. Everybody does. And getting your breaks right (length / frequency / how you spend said breaks) is half the battle.
We won't forget you ever existed should you take a cheeky 24 hr recess. And if you come back stronger?....
Regards being a witness, you can have my vote (I don't really know of anyone else who'd want it). Hope it helps.
I seriously came here for motivation today and this was not what I expected to see!!!!!!!
You know I always recommend you to noobs so they can do better here. And now in the last days, I have felt like crap and thinking of just quitting this entirely.
I decided to check out the people I look up to today because I just got finished looking at qurator where they are revising things due to the low price of steem and so they can sustain their model of helping minnows. I have been with them for months and like what they do for the little guys. I'm completely fine with them changing to stay alive.
But the point they make is that NO whales and FEW dolphins are helping over there. They help over 1000 minnows on a daily basis with upvotes wtf. I can understand the big people not having time to help little guys individually, but are they not even supporting projects by people who do?
Philip - you are one of the good guys, with amazing consistency and great help for all of us. I hope you get your mojo back. Wish me luck with my visits to my other peeps. Hopefully someone is going to give me some inspiration to carry on.
You have got inspiration here Sharon, just not what you expected.
Times are tough at the moment, and on my post you find tools on how to deal with that.
I have loud ass neighbors that I confront on a regular basis for their loud ass behavior that I do not have many moments of peace in my 4 walls.
The landlord doesn't care and my other neighbors are cowards so they don't do anything.
I am under constant stress and yet I find ways to deal with them.
I have gotten high blood pressure and I might die under the current situations as I cannot afford to move away to a place where I wouldn't have to live with other people.
It is a hopeless case & I am getting insane, yet I keep living knowing that I might perish in my current life situation.
It is the courageous option. The same option that the Jews took in the concentration camps. To find a way to live in the worst situation imaginable.
Oh dear I had some neighbors like that a few years ago and it was very hard to take. Finally after calls to the landlord and the police - the people were made to leave. But by then, I had the auto-immune disease I still suffer with. Hang in there, my friend - we will prevail.
@valorforfreedom this post gets every ounce of respect.. Your keeping it real like you usually do. Heres some advice fight, keep pushing your a pretty strong guy ive watched your videos you've stepped up to the plate and kept shit 100% real. I hope your doing alright
Thank you Carter, I will deal with this like I deal with all things. I already found the solutions which I have to apply to make sure my health stays in top condition.
Give yourself some time off, take a break for some time to regain your health. I really understand how you feels doing similar things daily and trying to keep up to date with your set goals for each day . Can makes someone worn-out and tired. The only remedy I will recommend for you is to give yourself some time off and relaxed.
I will do that 100% Obest.
Sometimes an idea needs some change to survive and evolve...you will get my witness vote later when im home! 💛
Thank you Bronko!
denial of emotion is the primary cause of dysfunction and death, period. i highly advise to reconsider your denial and 'pissing' on emotion. consider this a warning from the heart.
No need to warn me, I have learned my lesson as you can see in this post. Working hard has its price which is often your sanity if applied too much.
Outsourcing, relaxation, a "To-Don't list" and switching your routine up are key.
the emotions are always guiding us to what we need, provided that we are attuned to them and have an understanding of them.. otherwise we can find we are drawn to more problems. i have already nearly died more than once due to applying mental pressure to conform onto my body and will/feelings.. Now i understand that doing the opposite is the only way to actually succeed :)
To do the same thing consistently without the burnout you either have to :
a) make it a habit that's automatic, unconscious - like brushing your teeth every morning, or
b) have a big enough reason or a goal that motivates you
If you don't make it an automatic habit, your success will depend on pure willpower, and that is destined to fail (willpower is not limitless).
If you don't have a good enough reason, than it will drain your energy instead of amplifying it.
I often lose interest in continuing doing what I was motivated to do, at the moment I reach a milestone I set in the beginning. Cause I settle for less, I'm satisfied to achieve a small goal and don't set a new bigger one that would motivate me to continue.
That's my self-sabotage.
I don't know what your self-sabotage is, but think about this: what's the point of buying a house if you're perfectly happy living in an appartment?
I wrote 1-2 posts per day for 6 months in a row, it is a solid habit, yet it drains willpower.
I want to buy a house next to the forest to get out of the city as I find city life way to stressful.
Then you already know what will fill you up with energy and get you motivated internally again - spend more time in the 💚 forest 💚!
Make that a daily habit, too! 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌲 🌲 🌲