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I suspect I'm not the only one on site who is or has been dealing with some level of burnout lately, a lot has happened to everyone over the past couple of years and I'm sure we're all tired.
With that in mind and a lot of talk of productivity and activity I thought it might be nice to talk a lil about and share experiences dealing with burnout, relaxation tips, selfcare, how're you fostering your creativity and looking after yourself when you need a break?
And on the other end, when you do feel like writing, what are some useful hacks you've found to help you get going?
For me, I've been making sure I'm not forcing myself when I'm tired and I don't want to write, I'm letting my brain take a break and indulging in some other stuff. I'm also trying to make an effort to do non-screen time tasks especially walking my dog regularly (ideally I should probably add getting better sleep to that but one step at a time
).
For writing tips though my ADHD *ss has come up with so many strats over the years now hahaha.
The simple one I like to use when I'm sitting there staring at a blank reply is I make myself write the response I wanna write 'badly'. 'Elliot did this. He sat down. He talked to Lily. He got up and left.' It's like a mini outline and it unblocks whatever was stopping me and I can usually either immediately segue into writing mid-way through doing that or I can start editing into a 'better' post. Worst case, a quote unquote "bad" reply is better than nothing, right?
But my fav technique has to be playing "Tag". I'll get an RP partner and we'll take turns posting a reply and tagging the other person in. It doesn't have to be on the same thread or anything, just something about a small bit of accountability of another person waiting on me + a regular break between posts while its their turn really, really works for me. Highly recommend!
What about you? How you taking care of yourself, any fun hobbies while you take a break? Or handy ways to get your brain working again?
With that in mind and a lot of talk of productivity and activity I thought it might be nice to talk a lil about and share experiences dealing with burnout, relaxation tips, selfcare, how're you fostering your creativity and looking after yourself when you need a break?
And on the other end, when you do feel like writing, what are some useful hacks you've found to help you get going?
For me, I've been making sure I'm not forcing myself when I'm tired and I don't want to write, I'm letting my brain take a break and indulging in some other stuff. I'm also trying to make an effort to do non-screen time tasks especially walking my dog regularly (ideally I should probably add getting better sleep to that but one step at a time

For writing tips though my ADHD *ss has come up with so many strats over the years now hahaha.
The simple one I like to use when I'm sitting there staring at a blank reply is I make myself write the response I wanna write 'badly'. 'Elliot did this. He sat down. He talked to Lily. He got up and left.' It's like a mini outline and it unblocks whatever was stopping me and I can usually either immediately segue into writing mid-way through doing that or I can start editing into a 'better' post. Worst case, a quote unquote "bad" reply is better than nothing, right?
But my fav technique has to be playing "Tag". I'll get an RP partner and we'll take turns posting a reply and tagging the other person in. It doesn't have to be on the same thread or anything, just something about a small bit of accountability of another person waiting on me + a regular break between posts while its their turn really, really works for me. Highly recommend!
What about you? How you taking care of yourself, any fun hobbies while you take a break? Or handy ways to get your brain working again?
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