This probably seems really stupid but I’m not sure what to do at this point. The entirety of my summer break has been spent working on personal projects, I was supposed to have a great time but instead I burned myself out on art, programming and more to the point I kinda dread those things I liked before. Now, I’m not a complete idiot, so I saw that I needed to cool it a bit with everything going on, and focus on myself for a little while.
It didn’t work though, because all the time I spent dedicated to myself instead of my personal projects was actually spent trying to relax while thinking of all the things I could be doing for instead, so I still feel tense after my supposed breaks.
I hope this doesn’t come across as pathetic…
I’ve found the best way to achieve both the mental break, and the relaxation, are hobbies that that are physically and mentally taxing.
In the summer, its skateboarding and motorcycles, in the winter its snowboarding.
Wears you out enough to get proper sleep, and they require all your mental focus not to get hurt.
I got a pair of roller blades that haven’t seen the light of day in a lil while, I’ll try to use them some every day
Great idea!