I'm not someone to make a big deal out of things (or at least I don't think I am), I'm still pretty young so I'm sure there are loads of people that have felt this far worse than me but I just feel like I've been working my ass off for well, as long as I can remember, going from school to University and then straight into a job. That's the case for so many people, I can't have been the only person that just felt like they needed a bit of a break.
I mean, I don't help myself either. I seem to find it very hard to say No to people asking me to work on projects with them or to make them a website, logo or whatever it is. I always try to put in 100% effort in whatever I'm doing as well. Juggling all of my University work alongside the various projects and startups really took it's toll on me. I remember often waking up to go into campus for a lecture or two only to come back home, sleep, eat and then go back to bed. And repeat.
I've mentioned it before but when I graduated from University my plan was to take a break for a while to tackle this, work on my own projects and maybe even start something of my own. But then the Silicon Valley oppurtunity came up and that was just something I couldn't pass up. The intensity and hours in the work out in the US 🇺🇸 was just next level and really didn't help at all. Most of my time I just felt burnt out and probably didn't enjoy work as much as I could have as a result of this.
Since I've been back from my year in America, I've finally taken that "break" and I feel good. A lot fresher, a lot more energised. Like I just needed to re-charge the batteries. I put "break" in quotes because I've still been freelancing, working on some of my own projects and startups. One of course has been a new Podcast, The Third Wheel - which has been super enjoyable to do (go check it out if you haven't). Cheeky plug.
Please don't take any this as me moaning or complaining, it's more of just an observation or feeling. I don't like complaining about anything really, I just like to get on with things and thinking back about all of this now as I write this, I wouldn't even change much if anything. There also isn't any deeper meaning to me saying I was tired, like any mental health struggles of feeling low about life. I was just tired lol. Anyway I'm waffling, what I'm really trying to get at is I think a lot of people understimate how much us "young-uns" actually work these days and even though we're young we still get tired. It might just be good to take a bit of a break. I'm not saying sit on your ass all day watching netflix but you know, if you're not exactly happy with your work or you're feeling a bit burnt-out it might be a good thing. I think it has been for me. We live in a world where everyone thinks you must be moving forward all the time, but maybe standing still for a little while could could mean you move forward at a quicker pace in the future. Oooo I like that line.
Have a break, have a kitkat,
Aaron
