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Ask HN: What have you done to help with yearlong burnout?

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Quit my job to take a contract where I could learn some new stuff, actually go into an office, but without getting emotionally invested so I could reevaluate what I want out of life and work on my health. I got this crazy idea that I want to go to space so I’m getting my pilots license, losing some weight, learning a bunch of astronomy, and I’m going to start looking for jobs in the space sector here in the next couple months.

Very intrigued. Mind sharing your approximate age? Is the plan to get a foot in the door via IT work and transition to astronaut work?

I'm about 30. That's almost exactly the plan. I have a security clearance and I live in Colorado so a lot of space-adjacent jobs are available to me. I'm trying to get into software on a satellite program, make some connections, and see what comes up along the way

Very inspiring. Best of luck!

That is a cool idea even if it doesn't work out for you. Good luck and I hope you get there!

Thanks!

Teaching. It was a way to give back and made me feel like my skill was legendary, as opposed to all the imposter syndrome you feel when working on an ambitious project for long periods of time.

I did take long breaks, vacations, spent momey, did nothing. None of these helped.

Alcohol :(

edit: oh wait, you said "help". i've got nothing.

Not too long ago I found out that I was a binge drinker Apparently, getting a couple whiskeys and splitting a bottle of wine over dinner with a friend meets the definition even if I otherwise don’t drink. So I’m working on 1 drink a couple times a week

Yeah, even if you’re not an alcoholic getting a healthy relationship with alcohol is not easy. Good luck

Thanks, I need it.

I always come back to the thought experiment of "if Alcohol were invented today, it'd be forbidden immediately"

Resolved to and and given up the idea of switching careers multiple times. Currently on a wave of the former.

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