Indie Hackers, are you taking a break during the holidays?
When working on a project you're interested in, you don't look at holidays the same way as when doing sort of "regular type of work".
Sometimes, when you get invested in a project, time flies by, and you feel no need to take a break, even during the holidays.
On the other hand, this can be very risky, and ultimately even lead to burnout.
My plan is to take a break from working on BotMeNot for a couple of days maybe and perhaps gain a new perspective on things. I think that this type of break can be very beneficial - both in terms of one's productivity and new ideas. Also, it's very important not to get consumed by your work and neglect other important parts of your life.
What about you? Please let me know!
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What is a break?
i'm an extreme case, but i literally work every day.
i think about this a lot. i'm convinced our culture has too reductive a definition of "work." to me, "work" belongs wherever you have problems in your life. and those problems definitely don't begin or end at your place of employment.
for me, work includes:
for me, these projects exist in an ecosystem that i keep in balance — and they all fall under a life mission. for holidays, weekends, on vacations, etc., i tend to adjust the emphasis i place on certain projects (e.g. spending more time with people) but i don't allow any part of the ecosystem to go entirely untended.
Calling it a life mission makes a lot of sense, I think. Distinguishing employment, but still keeping it an integral part of your life is a very good thing. This goes even further when you're able to maintain control and prioritize things during different periods.
Thanks for your insights!
:( i literally work every day too loll This is a bad :(
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ha ha, no break. I'm working on the remoteleaf.com site updates so that I can feature the remote companies starting from 2022! Excited about working this weekend.
hahaha I was thinking of the same idea lol
Great job 👏👏👏
Best of luck, then!
Simple answer: yes
Slightly longer answer: I am rebalancing things I usually do. For example, spending more time exercising and dedicating more time to something I wanted to try out and reducing my time on building projects. However, there will always be some time spent on the building part, which I see as spending time on a hobby, which others can see as work
I understand, and I think that's a pretty good approach!
During December, since days are pretty short here in Ireland, I decided to take long walks during the day whenever it is sunny and work at night. It's been wonderful! Without that I don't think I would have managed to get through the dark days of winter.
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Nope! Just launched https://buymeadomain.com
Good luck!
No break, getting ready for launching https://geniebot.co in January 🥳
I am enjoying working on this project so it doesn't really feel like working. Also I tend to work way more during the winter and taking big breaks when the weather is nicer so I am used to working through the holidays!
I'm glad to hear you've found what works for you! Besides, I understand very well when something that's usually referred to as "work" doesn't feel like it!
Good luck with your launch!
"Work" has such a negative connotation, probably because it comes from a time when people associated work with some sort of suffering to make enough money to survive (think 19th century factory worker).
I don't call it work, I call it "doing stuff, and ideally getting paid for it". Most of what other people call "work", I call "spending my time" and sometimes "passion". It is simply what I do most of the time.
I do things because I like doing them (most of the time). If I don't like doing things, I try to figure out a solution (e.g. cancel, defer, delegate, learn, etc.).
You are right with taking some time off and focussing on something different. It can still be "work", but sometimes it really helps to get different input.
Yes, it does seem like burdensome connotations with work are residual from a long-gone era. However, I think it's also very important to be thankful for being able to do something you love and are passionate about every day.
Thanks for sharing!