Ask HN: How to get my development passion/productivity back?
I am unsure if this is burnout, depression, totally normal or something else entirely.
Currently, I feel my productivity has diminished substantially. It's around ~20% what it used to be in 2016. I also procrastinate a lot more than I used to.
Much of the fire I had for development early in career has dwindled. It's not that I don't like it, I really do. There's no other activity I would rather do.
A lot of things happened from 2017 (laid off, child diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, mother died, sister died, and more).
On the bright side, after being laid off in 2017 my side project turned into an official business and I've been living off it ever since (pays ~2x more than a bay area salary). So "work" isn't really an issue.
I'd like to work more on my business and grow it. I'd like to also work on some side projects (maybe a game, some other business ideas, etc).
This sounds ridiculous to write, but I can't seem to do much when I sit down. Hours can go by and I haven't done much of anything.
Anyone experience this? Is this burnout? What can one do to fix this?
Currently, I feel my productivity has diminished substantially. It's around ~20% what it used to be in 2016. I also procrastinate a lot more than I used to.
Much of the fire I had for development early in career has dwindled. It's not that I don't like it, I really do. There's no other activity I would rather do.
A lot of things happened from 2017 (laid off, child diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, mother died, sister died, and more).
On the bright side, after being laid off in 2017 my side project turned into an official business and I've been living off it ever since (pays ~2x more than a bay area salary). So "work" isn't really an issue.
I'd like to work more on my business and grow it. I'd like to also work on some side projects (maybe a game, some other business ideas, etc).
This sounds ridiculous to write, but I can't seem to do much when I sit down. Hours can go by and I haven't done much of anything.
Anyone experience this? Is this burnout? What can one do to fix this?