If I'm wandering through the internet, it means I'm being unproductive and my body doesn't want to work. Whether I'm willing to accept it or not, I'm burned out or about to be burned out if I am in that situation. So take the night off.
Also, I'd recommend just having one news source, I can spend hours trolling The Register, SomethingAwful, HN, FunnyJunk, Reddit - but at the end of the day the only news that matters (to me) is HN.
Additionally, reading HN (constantly) has helped me refine my writing style to the tastes of HN.
I think it's called mono-tasking, do one thing and do it well at any one time.
Don't forget to take note when your body/mind gets tired, running & excercise will help you get more energy. But there will be times where you might just want to play XBOX, or eat, or troll the internet - all are signs of burnout. Mono-task to recovery.
I say this because I've done it before, I've told myself "Hey I'm not burned out, I'll just read this thread and at the same postulate that SQL query"... you just burn out faster.
You've re invigorated my desire to work on my startup, get myself and my life into shape and work on everything. Thank you so much for your advice, I appreciate it.
Also, I'd recommend just having one news source, I can spend hours trolling The Register, SomethingAwful, HN, FunnyJunk, Reddit - but at the end of the day the only news that matters (to me) is HN.
Additionally, reading HN (constantly) has helped me refine my writing style to the tastes of HN.
I think it's called mono-tasking, do one thing and do it well at any one time.
Don't forget to take note when your body/mind gets tired, running & excercise will help you get more energy. But there will be times where you might just want to play XBOX, or eat, or troll the internet - all are signs of burnout. Mono-task to recovery.
I say this because I've done it before, I've told myself "Hey I'm not burned out, I'll just read this thread and at the same postulate that SQL query"... you just burn out faster.