Hey IH! Anyone get tired/burned out as a dev?

I was burned out last year Nov. Had been working alone on a project since last two years, so it was a bit much.

I went to the hills in Himalayas (Dharamshala, India) for a month to take a break as well as work from there.

There is something about a distraction free environment in nature which calms your nerves and helps you regain your focus.

Hope it helps.

Road cycling- as far and as fast as possible! Then a good night's sleep and back to the grind. Seems to work nicely.

This is utterly shameless from me, but I'm really struggling to find content writers with a technical ability. I was literally talking with my boss that I think I'll try and target burned out devs who need a change of pace. I think getting exhausted from the grind of a project that never hits a "done" state is a real thing. If anyone reading this is needing help or a switch, and has experience with GraphQL and the JS community, I'd love to talk with you. Hope the moderators see this as relevant because I think it is! :) I had "under-utilized" fatigue at my last gig and changed jobs to something that was more challenging. Been loving it ever since.

Hey Dan. I'm the co-founder of Soulscape (tosoulscape.com) - we run weeklong creative expeditions for small groups where we give you access to local artists and craftspeople who take you into their homes/workshops and share their skills and knowledge with you. It's a complete time out and provides space for you to widen your perspective, stimulate new parts of your creative brain, switch off from your devices and meet amazing people.

I'm going through the same thing, but it got to the point where I'm feeling burned out across all my projects. I've slowly been recovering by giving myself a lot of variety — I'll write, lift, read, spend time with family, and develop sporadically in small blocks of time. It's important not to be too hard on yourself.

Variety is key. My focus gets better every time I shift it to something different. You’ve got to keep the excitement to avoid burn out. A sense of urgency comes from allocating your time to different projects at once. Fresh eyes every time :)

I was thinking about this lately because I am working on two completely different projects right now. I noticed that the moment I started getting a bit burned out by one project, simply working on the other project gave me back the energy I needed.

I think that feeling tired and burned out is a sign that you're not working on a project that you truly enjoy. I've experienced this many times when working contracts for other companies that I'm not really interested in. Of course there are periods of grind with any project but I think it's important overall to enjoy the project.

I also think if you can escaping the dev world and a little and focusing on other things like design or product roadmapping can help you feel re-engaged with a project.

Well there is actually a known "cure" for burnouts. Try read a bit more about meditation and mindfulness.
I advice https://www.calm.com/ where you can test it out for a week and i promise you will see amazing results just like me!

I definitely felt burnt out as a developer. For me, it's when I am overwhelmed with multiple responsibilities.
I try to take 2-4 days off to re-center. Daily 10 minute meditation also helps in calming me down.

Really, I just keep going. Burnout, for me, manifests as dread in dealing with the next piece. But it’s never as bad as I imagine, and afterward I feel better that it’s done.

Thanks everyone for the helpful comments!