The Best Way to Recover from Burnout

It’s a longstanding joke on this blog that I’m always in a state of burnout. Or, at least, I have been since sophomore year of high school. But it wasn’t until about a year ago that I finally decided to do something about it. That’s why I’m sharing the best way to recover from burnout.

As with any advice you find online, your mileage may vary. And depending on what kind of burnout you have, you may find that only certain things work for you.

I know that some places list burnout recovery stages, but for me, I don’t think I ever really experienced them as separate stages. I was just down until I slowly started to feel like a human person again.

Plus, the journey isn’t linear. You’ll make progress and then backslide so many times throughout your burnout recovery process.

Regardless of the cause of burnout, it’s been my experience that they all feel the same. So whether I’m dealing with creative burnout, emotional burnout, or the burnout that comes from burning the candle at both ends, I know I need to slow down and rest.

The Best Way to Recover from Burnout

The hardest part of burnout recovery is admitting you’re in burnout and taking the time to actually recover. I fight this so hard every single time.