You’ve Done Self Care. You’ve Languished. Now Try This

I've had burnout plenty of times in my life. The best actions I've ever taken in those periods is to clean my room and go for a walk.

Then I just write one line of code. I give myself permission to quit after that first line---and I definitely have. But there are times when I write the second line and the third. Eventually I've written something useful.

The driving mantra is that I don't feel bad about lethargy. It's ok to do nothing. I'm surprisingly productive when I've given myself permission to be lazy.